or shandry, subs. (Irish).—A light two-wheeled, one-horsed cart: hence, any old rickety trap.
1843. THACKERAY, The Irish Sketch-Book, xii. Where all the vehicles, the cars, barouches and SHANDRYDANS, the carts, the horse- and donkey-men could have found stable and shelter, who can tell?
1862. The Cornhill Magazine, April, 440. An ancient, rickety-looking vehicle, of the kind once known as SHANDRYDAN.
1863. GASKELL, Sylvia’s Lovers, xxix. I ha’ been to engage a SHANDRY this very morn.
1876. M. E. BRADDON, Joshua Haggard, iii. An ancient white pony, which the Squire drove himself in a SHANDRYDAN of the chaise tribe, completed the Pentreath stud.
1886. Daily Telegraph, 10 Sept. Until an immense procession of buggies, wagonnettes, chaise carts, and SHANDRYDANS had rattled by.
1896. G. A. SALA, London up to Date, 43. I have done the Derby … in every style—gigs, landaus, barouches, hansoms, SHANDRYDANS.…
