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her⋅dic

[hur-dik]
–noun
a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; named after P. Herdic, 19th-century American, the inventor
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her·dic   (hûr'dĭk)   
n.  A small horse-drawn cab with two wheels, side seats, and an entrance at the back, used in the 19th century.

[After Peter Herdic (1824-1888), American inventor.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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