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Jitney   Listen
noun
jitney  n.  
1.
A small bus or similar vehicle carrying passengers on a fixed route, used for public transport. Note: Probably so called because they once charged a nickel for the ride.
2.
A five-cent piece; a nickel. (slang, archaic)





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"Jitney" Quotes from Famous Books



... be an ideal position for him. Instead of which he runs this here music store, sells these jitney pianos and phonographs and truck like that. And serious! Honestly, if you seen him coming down the street you'd say, 'There comes one of these here musicians.' Wears long hair and a low collar and a flowing necktie and talks about his technique. ...
— Somewhere in Red Gap • Harry Leon Wilson


Words linked to "Jitney" :   autobus, school bus, trolley coach, omnibus, coach, rider, roof, passenger, fleet, motorbus, trackless trolley, passenger vehicle, bus, double-decker, public transport, window, motorcoach


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