carriage trade
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of carriage trade
First recorded in 1710–20
Example Sentences
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“The Aviator and the Showman” is a lavish, layered narrative, a primer on early aviation and the transition of publishing from genteel carriage trade to an industry increasingly reliant on blockbusters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
I live in London, where there is a centuries-old licensed hackney carriage trade.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2017
They noted that the horse-drawn carriage trade was ended in at least three other cities: London in 1947, Paris in 1965 and Toronto in 1998.
From Time ● Apr. 19, 2014
Tennie referred contemptuously to the hypocrisy of Madame Restell’s carriage trade.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2014
Honest, even when I was fittin' corsets for the carriage trade, I never got so close to such a spiffy bunch.
From Wilt Thou Torchy by Ford, Sewell
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