horseless carriage

[hawrs-lis]

horseless carriage

[hawrs-lis]
noun
an automobile: The horse and buggy were eventually replaced by the horseless carriage.

Origin:
1890–95
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horseless carriage

noun
an early term for an automobile; "when automobiles first replaced horse-drawn carriages they were called horseless carriages" 
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