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Sulky

Sulky Meaning & Definition
Sulky Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sulky?

[n] a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse
[adj] sullen or moody

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sulky: huffish | ill-natured

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See Also | wheeled vehicle

Sulky In Webster's Dictionary

\Sulk"y\, a. [Compar. {Sulkier}; superl. {Sulkiest}.] [See {Sulkiness}, and cf. {Sulky}, n.] Moodly silent; sullen; sour; obstinate; morose; splenetic. Syn: See {Sullen}.
\Sulk"y\, n.; pl. {Sulkies}. [From {Sulky}, a.; -- so called from the owner's desire of riding alone.] A light two-wheeled carriage for a single person. Note: Sulky is used adjectively in the names of several agricultural machines drawn by horses to denote that the machine is provided with wheels and a seat for the driver; as, sulky plow; sulky harrow; sulky rake, etc.

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