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Webster 1913 Edition

Tilbury

Til′bu-ry

,

Noun.

;

pl.

Tilburies

(#)

.

[Probably from

Tilbury

fort, in the Country of Essex, in England.]

A kind of gig or two-wheeled carriage, without a top or cover.

[Written also

tilburgh

.]

Definition 2024

tilbury

tilbury

English

Noun

tilbury ‎(plural tilburies)

(historical) A small open two-wheeled carriage.
(slang, obsolete) Sixpence (formerly the fare from Gravesend to Tilbury Fort).

French

Etymology

From English tilbury.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tilbyʁi/

Noun

tilbury m ‎(plural tilburys)

(historical) tilbury