dickie-seat
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Definition
Noun: 1. A small auxiliary folding seat: A dickie-seat is a small, often foldable, seat located in the rear compartment of an early automobile, typically a two-seater roadster or coupe. It provides limited, often uncomfortable, seating for one or two additional passengers.
Usage
The term is historical and specifically describes a feature of vintage cars. It is used to refer to the physical seat itself. - The classic roadster had a dickie-seat behind the main cabin, perfect for an extra passenger on a short trip. - We folded down the dickie-seat to make more room for luggage in the back.
Advanced Usage
- "To ride in the dickie-seat": To be the passenger occupying this small rear seat.
- As the youngest, I always had to ride in the dickie-seat.
Variants and Related Words
- Dickey-seat (noun): An alternative, more common spelling of "dickie-seat".
- Rumble seat (noun): A similar external folding seat at the very rear of a car, but typically open to the air. A dickie-seat is usually enclosed within the car's body.
- Jump seat (noun): A modern, more general term for a small folding auxiliary seat, common in aircraft, taxis, and some vehicles.
Synonyms
- Auxiliary seat
- Occasional seat
Related Idioms/Phrases
No common idioms or phrasal verbs are directly formed with this specific, technical noun.
Noun
- a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater