shay

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse

Etymology

A back-formation from chaise (originally from French), with the /z/ of that word taken as the plural ending -s.

In classic literature

Synonyms

chaise

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