"drive Irish tandem" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: drives Irish tandem [present, singular, third-person], driving Irish tandem [participle, present], drove Irish tandem [past], driven Irish tandem [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|drive<,,drove,driven> Irish tandem}} drive Irish tandem (third-person singular simple present drives Irish tandem, present participle driving Irish tandem, simple past drove Irish tandem, past participle driven Irish tandem)
  1. (UK, dated) To walk; to go by foot. Tags: UK, dated
    Sense id: en-drive_Irish_tandem-en-verb-WGrMPPn9 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "c. 1848, Thomas Francis Meagher, Meagher of the Sword: Speeches of Thomas Francis Meagher in Ireland, 1846-1848, his narrative of events in Ireland in July 1848, personal reminiscences of Waterford, Galway, and his schooldays, page 287,\n“Mr. Mayor and fellow citizens,” it was thus he addressed the meeting the morning I returned to Waterford, “I came to attend this meeting, driving Irish tandem — that is one foot before the other.”"
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