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Pillion N Additional Seat Passenger Saddle Motorcycle Confused

Word pillion
Definition n. An additional seat for a passenger behind a saddle or motorcycle seat.

Not to be confused with pillory.
Sentence Yves de Cornault went to the pardon at Locronan, and saw there a young lady of Douarnenez, who had ridden over pillion behind her father to do her duty to the saint.
Source “Kerfol,” Stories to Remember, p.118

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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