stanhope

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat

Etymology

From Stanhope (“a surname”). Named after Captain Hon. Henry Fitzroy Stanhope, for whom it was first built.

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