Concord coach
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Concord coach
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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This Concord coach is the famous Wild West stage, hauling mail and passengers over the plains and across deserts.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
The drivers unhitched the mules from the Concord coach and put the harness up on the front boot of the coach.
From The Second William Penn A true account of incidents that happened along the old Santa Fe Trail by Ryus, William H.
The great Concord coach slipped and slid and swayed on its huge springs as we rounded the curves.
From Vanished Arizona by Summerhayes, Martha
There was always something exciting in those journeys from the Missouri to the mountains in the lumbering Concord coach.
From The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway by Buffalo Bill
With a harsh banging and rattling, a yellow Concord coach drew up at the gate where Miss Maria had stopped the hearse.
From The Lady of the Aroostook by Howells, William Dean
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