Associations to the word «Sulkies»

Wiktionary

SULKY, adjective. (often derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset
SULKY, noun. A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.
SULKY, noun. Any carriage seating only the driver.

Dictionary definition

SULKY, noun. A light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse.
SULKY, adjective. Sullen or moody.
SULKY, adjective. Moving slowly; "a sluggish stream".
SULKY, adjective. Depressingly dark; "the gloomy forest"; "the glooming interior of an old inn"; "`gloomful' is archaic".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats