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Perambulator

noun
1.
A small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around.  Synonyms: baby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, go-cart, pram, pushchair, pusher, stroller.






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"Perambulator" Quotes from Famous Books



... you mustn't do that," said Maud. "I have set my heart on your writing a great book. You must do that—you must finish this one. I am not going to keep you all to myself, like a man pushing about a perambulator." ...
— Watersprings • Arthur Christopher Benson

... will assemble on the 25th inst. for the purpose of enquiring into the circumstances whereby the wheel of No. 3 Perambulator became buckled on ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 23, 1916 • Various

... he was a very prominent man. He had 100 sheep for sale, and the dealer was inspecting them, in a pen near the house. As the bargain proceeded, the front door opened, and a nurse-maid appeared with the twins in their perambulator. The dealer noticed them immediately, and was not slow to turn the incident to his advantage. "There they be, there they be, the little darlings," he called out, "a sovereign apiece nurse, a sovereign apiece." Diving into a capacious pocket, he pulled out a handful of gold and silver, ...
— Grain and Chaff from an English Manor • Arthur H. Savory



Words linked to "Perambulator" :   wheeled vehicle, carriage, bassinet



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