buggy whip

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buggy whip - a horsewhip once used by a driver of a buggy; "since buggies have been replaced by cars the buggy whip has become a symbol for anything that is hopelessly outmoded"

horsewhip - a whip for controlling horses

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While automobiles would have eventually clogged highways without the participation of Henry Ford, bicycle, buggy whip and carriage manufacturers would have enjoyed several more years of success had he been born with less grit and determination or chosen other industries to disrupt.

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Additionally she was employed selling Avon, worked as a waitress at many local restaurants including Aunt Mary's, Mooskian's, and The Buggy Whip. She worked at the Sutton Drive-In and at Telechron, and as a substitute teacher in the Northbridge Elementary Schools.

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Their next two projects are a buggy whip factory and a hoop skirt boutique.

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