"tilbury" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɪlbəɹi/ [UK] Audio: En-au-tilbury.ogg [Australia] Forms: tilburies [plural]
Etymology: From Tilbury (“surname of the inventor”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|Tilbury|t=surname of the inventor}} Tilbury (“surname of the inventor”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tilbury (plural tilburies)
  1. (historical) A small open two-wheeled carriage. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-tilbury-en-noun-WylAm24-
  2. (slang, obsolete) Sixpence (formerly the fare from Gravesend to Tilbury Fort). Tags: obsolete, slang Categories (topical): Carriages
    Sense id: en-tilbury-en-noun-ThjD23Pm Disambiguation of Carriages: 40 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 59

Inflected forms

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