coachee
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I had not moved away from the spot when a voice a few paces behind me, which I thought I recognized, called out, "Quick, coachee, or you'll lose sight of them!"
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various
The scoundrel of a coachee overdid his instructions, and upset the "conveniency" into a lime-kiln.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Lever, Charles James
It was a yellow coachee with red curtains, and held us all very well with close packing.
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza
The only difference between a small waggon and a coachee, is, that the latter is better finished, has varnished pannels, and doors at the side.
From Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe by Bingley, William
Ah! people in our great-grandfathers’ days would have opened their eyes if you had talked about being an engine-driver; and I ain’t much like a four-horse mail coachee, am I?
From Adventures of Working Men From the Notebook of a Working Surgeon by Fenn, George Manville
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