clarence

noun

clar·​ence

ˈklarən(t)s

plural -s

: a closed 4-wheeled carriage with seats for four inside and a seat for the driver outside

called also growler

Word History

Etymology

after the duke of Clarence, later William IV of England (†1837)

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