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dicky-seat

dicky-seat

9.9
A small fold-out seat at the back of an old two-seat car
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : asiento plegable
  • The mechanic showed us how the dicky-seat folded out from the rear of the car.

Examples

  • The old Bentley still had its original dicky-seat hidden in the back.

  • She loved riding in the dicky-seat during Sunday outings as a child.

  • The old car had a dicky-seat for extra passengers.

  • He sat in the dicky-seat during the road trip.

  • She loved riding in the dicky-seat during family outings in their vintage car.

  • The mechanic explained how the dicky-seat could conveniently fold out for extra passengers.

  • The classic car's dicky-seat was a charming feature, perfect for taking friends along.

Synonyms

jump seat
vsdicky-seat
2 5.3

A small folding seat in a vehicle used for extra passengers

is limited to old two-seater cars rather than general vehicles
rumble seat
vsdicky-seat
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An extra place to sit at the back of an old car that folds and is open to the air

is integrated as a fold-out at the back rather than mounted externally
dickie
vsdicky-seat
  • Archaic
9.9

A small fold-out seat at the back of an old two-seat car

does not specify that it folds from the bodywork
dickey
vsdicky-seat
  • Archaic
9.9

A small folding seat at the back of an old two-seater car

doesn't require exposure to the elements in its definition
dickey-seat
vsdicky-seat
  • Archaic
9.9

A small extra folding seat at the back of a two-seat car often open to the weather

is defined more generally without stressing exposure or frequency

How Small

dicky-seat
  • Archaic
9.9
backseat
74 1.0
full-size
21 2.5

Surface Forms

dicky-seat singular
dicky-seats plural

Morphology

dicky-seat = dicky + seat (transparent) = dicky + seat

The compound is a straightforward combination of 'dicky' (a small folding/occasional seat) and 'seat', so the meaning follows directly from the components.

Etymology

The word dicky-seat probably comes from the word dicky, once used for something 'small' or 'able to fold away'. So a dicky-seat is literally a small, fold-out seat at the back of an old car.