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rikisha

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Rikisha
286,000 Patterns in China,Crystal & Silver. Some Over 100 Years Old!
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rik⋅i⋅sha

  [rik-shaw, -shah]
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–noun
jinrikisha.
Also, rikshaw.
Rikisha
286,000 Patterns in China,Crystal & Silver. Some Over 100 Years Old!
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rick⋅shaw

  [rik-shaw, -shah]
–noun
jinrikisha.
Also, ricksha, rikisha, rikshaw.

Origin:
1885–90; by shortening and contr.
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Word Origin & History

rickshaw 
1887, shortened form of jinrikisha, popularized by Kipling, from Japanese jin "a man" + riki "power" + sha "carriage."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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