Of hackney coaches there were few-but in jingles, Noddies, and jaunting-cars, with three on a side and "one in the well," we mustered strong-Down Barrack-street we galloped, the mob cheering us, we laughing, and I'm afraid shouting a little, too-the watchmen springing their rattles, as if instinctively at noise, and the whole population up and awake, evidently entertaining a high opinion of our convivial qualities.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
I think I can see them wandering all over El Toboso, looking like Noddies, and asking for my lady Dulcinea; and even if they meet her in the middle of the street they won't know her any more than they would my father."
"The History of Don Quixote, Volume II., Complete"
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
On the 25th, at mid-day, some Noddies flew so near the boat that one was caught by hand.
"The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1"
Frederick Whymper