The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Croydon \Croy"don\, n. [From Croydon, England.]
   1. A kind of carriage like a gig, orig. of wicker-work.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. A kind of cotton sheeting; also, a calico.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]