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    How did a carriage get to be named "buggy"?

    Question #120784. Asked by 29CoveRoad. (Mar 20 11 11:53 AM)


    Zbeckabee

    		buggy (n.) -- "light carriage," 1773, of unknown origin.

    http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=buggy&searchmode=none

    Mar 20 11, 7:31 PM

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