coach box

noun

the seat for the driver of a coach or carriage.

Origin of coach box

First recorded in 1645–55

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Examples from the Web for coach box

The etymology of this hammercloth, which was simply a covering over the coach-box, seems to have puzzled people considerably.
Carriages & Coaches|Ralph Straus
Other heads flew from the windows on each side, and from the coach-box, in rapid, darting motions.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various
"It's your place," called out a rough man, who made the third upon the coach-box.
A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life.|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
Bill Godfrey was leaning out of the coach-box and pointing with his whip.
Heart's Desire|Emerson Hough

Mr. Winkle emptied his glass, and placed the bottle on the coach-box by his side.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 1(of 2)|Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for coach box

coach box

noun

the seat of a coachman on a horse-drawn carriage or coach

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