Dandy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006904",
  "term": "Dandy",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A small, unpowered railway truck or cart, historically used to transport horses or workers along a line. In early railways, particularly on horse-drawn tramways, a dandy cart was attached to the rear of the train. Horses would ride in the dandy on downhill sections to conserve their energy, a practice which predates the widespread use of mechanical brakes and steam power.",
  "synonyms": [
    "barbermonger",
    "beau",
    "blade",
    "blood",
    "buck",
    "carpet knight",
    "cockscomb",
    "dike",
    "dood",
    "dude",
    "dudelet",
    "exquisite"
  ],
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "see_also": [
    "blade",
    "buck"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Dandy",
    "es": "dandy",
    "fr": "dandy"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/dandy/"
}