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rickshaw
noun rick·shaw \ˈrik-ˌshȯ\
: a small, light vehicle with two wheels that is pulled by one person on foot or on a bicycle and that is used in some Asian countries
Full Definition of RICKSHAW
: a small covered 2-wheeled vehicle usually for one passenger that is pulled by one man and that was used originally in Japan
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Variants of RICKSHAW
rick·shaw also rick·sha \ˈrik-ˌshȯ\
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Origin of RICKSHAW
alteration of jinrikisha
First Known Use: 1887
Rhymes with RICKSHAW
backsaw, band saw, bear claw, bedstraw, blue law, bucksaw, buzz saw, bylaw, case law, catclaw, cat's-paw, chain saw, Choctaw, coleslaw, Corn Law, crenshaw, cumshaw, cushaw, Danelaw, declaw, Esau, forepaw, fretsaw, glass jaw, grandma, grandpa, guffaw, hacksaw, handsaw, hawkshaw, hee-haw, hurrah, in-law, jackdaw, jackstraw, jigsaw, kickshaw, last straw, leash law, lockjaw, lynch law, macaw, Moose Jaw, Nassau, old-squaw, outdraw, outlaw, pasha, pawpaw, pit saw, pooh-bah, poor law, ringtaw, ripsaw, scofflaw, scrimshaw, scroll saw, seesaw, shield law, southpaw, Skiddaw, tack claw, trishaw, tussah, undraw, Utah, Warsaw, whipsaw, wiredraw, withdraw
RICKSHAW Defined for Kids
rickshaw
noun rick·shaw \ˈrik-ˌshȯ\
Definition of RICKSHAW for Kids
: a small carriage with two wheels that is pulled by one person and was used originally in Japan
Variants of RICKSHAW
rick·shaw also rick·sha \ˈrik-ˌshȯ\
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