English

Noun

shandrydan ‎(plural shandrydans)

1. (dated, humorous) A hooded chaise; any similar horse-drawn vehicle with no definite name.
   • 1938, Siegfried Sassoon, The Old Century and seven more years, London: Faber, page 134 (1968 edition):

     The odd-man gardener has brought the Rectory shandrydan round to the front door — it was a long elongated open vehicle drawn by a mild old mare named Lucy.

2. (dated, Ireland, humorous, derogatory) A vehicle; a carriage or cart.