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* Airish - ''Irish'' | * Airish - ''Irish'' | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaunting_car Jaunting Car] - a popular mode of transportation in 19th Century Dublin. It was open-air (thus "airish"). Seats ran longitudinally and passenger's feet were placed on a footboard outside the wheels. So they sat "back to back" | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaunting_car Jaunting Car] - a popular mode of transportation in 19th Century Dublin. It was open-air (thus "airish"). Seats ran longitudinally and passenger's feet were placed on a footboard outside the wheels. So they sat "back to back" | ||
| + | * Chaunt - archaic variant of ''Chant'' - short simple song in limited melody | ||
Revision as of 10:57, 10 February 2006
- Airish - Irish
- Jaunting Car - a popular mode of transportation in 19th Century Dublin. It was open-air (thus "airish"). Seats ran longitudinally and passenger's feet were placed on a footboard outside the wheels. So they sat "back to back"
- Chaunt - archaic variant of Chant - short simple song in limited melody
