horse-and-buggy
[ hawrs-uh n-buhg-ee ]
/ ˈhɔrs ənˈbʌg i /
adjective
of or relating to the last few generations preceding the invention of the automobile: vivid recollections of horse-and-buggy days.
old-fashioned; outmoded: horse-and-buggy methods.
Origin of horse-and-buggy
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
Words nearby horse-and-buggy
horse trading,
horse's ass,
horse's mouth,
horse's neck,
horse's tail,
horse-and-buggy,
horse-collar,
horse-coper,
horse-faced,
horse-trade,
horseback
Example sentences from the Web for horse-and-buggy
The cars had plush green upholstery and stained-glass windows and were faster and cheaper than a horse-and-buggy.
We cannot win that race held back by horse-and-buggy programs that waste tax dollars and squander human potential.
That horse-and-buggy man, Judson, is almost sure to come, and I will find another.
The Fat of the Land |John Williams Streeter