Roadster

Roadster
Roadster Road"ster, n. 1. (Naut.) A clumsy vessel that works its way from one anchorage to another by means of the tides. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. [1913 Webster]

2. A horse that is accustomed to traveling on the high road, or is suitable for use on ordinary roads. [1913 Webster]

A sound, swift, well-fed hunter and roadster. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

3. A bicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads rather than for the racing track. [1913 Webster]

4. One who drives much; a coach driver. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]

5. A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the hounds across country. [Eng. Slang.] [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Synonyms:
(fitted for the road),


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