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*rode. I dont think one drives a wagon. Euler was born in 1783.
by crabstraggler 10y ago
*rode. I dont think one drives a wagon. Euler was born in 1783.
- pvg 10y agoSomeone probably drove the vehicle in question for Euler but: b.2.b One who drives a vehicle or the animal that draws it; a charioteer, coachman, cabman, etc.; also, one who drives a locomotive engine. (Often with defining word prefixed, as cab-driver, engine-driver, etc., for which see the first element.) [...] c 1450 St. Cuthbert (Surtees) 6016 All þe dryuers ware agaste þat þe sledd suld ga our faste. 1581 Savile Tacitus 93 (R.) Buffons, stage-players, and charet drivers. 1725 Pope Odyss. xiii. 99 Fiery coursers in the rapid race Urg'd by fierce drivers thro' the dusty space. [...]