calash

calash is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.In Canada, a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, with a calash top, and the driver's seat elevated in front.
  2. 2.A hood or top of a carriage which can be thrown back at pleasure.
  3. 3.A hood, formerly worn by ladies, which could be drawn forward or thrown back like the top of a carriage.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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