shandrydan means A hooded chaise; (later, jocular) any rickety old-fashioned vehicle. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
Why this word is great
SHANDRYDAN — [Noun] A light, hooded, two-wheeled carriage, or, more broadly, any rickety or old-fashioned vehicle. Origin unknown; first recorded in English in the early 19th century. Unlike a "chaise," which suggests genteel utility, or a "jalopy," which evokes automotive decay, a shandrydan is a creature of specific, horse-drawn decrepitude. It is the groan of ungreased axles on a flinty lane, the percussive slap of a patched hood against a drizzling sky, and the resigned sway of a conveyance held together more by habit than by nails—a mobile testament to the quiet dignity of things barely holding together.
noun
- A hooded chaise; (later, jocular) any rickety old-fashioned vehicle.“Mr Lingnam went on like our shandrydan, slowly and loudly.”