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pillion
[ pil-yuhn ]
noun
- a pad or cushion attached behind a saddle, especially as a seat for a woman.
- a pad, cushion, saddle, or the like, used as a passenger seat on a bicycle, motor scooter, etc.
- a passenger's saddle or seat behind the driver's seat on a motorcycle.
pillion
/ ˈpɪljən /
noun
- a seat or place behind the rider of a motorcycle, scooter, horse, etc
adverb
- on a pillion
to ride pillion
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pillion1
1495–1505; < Scots Gaelic pillinn or Irish pillín, diminutive of peall skin, rug blanket, MIr pell < Latin pellis skin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pillion1
C16: from Gaelic; compare Scottish pillean, Irish pillīn couch; related to Latin pellis skin
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Example Sentences
The saddle of Maitre Perrot had a pillion attached behind for a lady, but this was at present untenanted.
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"An officer and eight men," he whispered to Rupert as he leapt into the saddle, while Rupert lifted Adele on to the pillion.
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Clem had met her in Jackson with his nag, and she was riding, mountain-fashion, on a pillion behind him.
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Young Mr. Beall carried his bride on a pillion behind him, her red riding-cloak flung over her ball dress.
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But it was long before it began to supplant the post-horses and the feminine pillion.
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