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Webster 1913 Edition

Sulky

Sulk′y

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Sulkier
;
sup
erl.
Sulkiest
.]
[See
Sulkiness
, and cf.
Sulky
,
Noun.
]
Moodly silent; sullen; sour; obstinate; morose; splenetic.
Syn. – See
Sullen
.

Sulk′y

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Sulkies
(#)
.
[From
Sulky
,
Adj.
; – so called from the owner’s desire of riding alone.]
A light two-wheeled carriage for a single person.
☞ Sulky is used adjectively in the names of several agricultural machines drawn by horses to denote that the machine is provided with wheels and a seat for the driver; as, sulky plow; sulky harrow; sulky rake, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sulky

SUL'KY

,
Adj.
Sullen; sour; heavy; obstinate; morose.
While these animals remain in their inclosures, they are sulky.

SUL'KY

,
Noun.
A carriage for a single person.

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