slowcoach
noun
a slowpoke.
slow coach
-
a variation of
slowcoach.
Example Sentences
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He laughed inly and chuckled: "I knew she would come to love him; but I must not hurry her, she is by nature a slow coach; everything will yet come all right in the end."
From The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story by John Roussel
But he managed only to send a slow coach of a liner, that raced him to first base and beat him there.
From The Dozen from Lakerim by Rupert Hughes
A slow coach, the “Life Preserver,” was even put on the road to win the support of old ladies and the timid, who, as the record of accidents tells us, did well to be timorous.
From The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
M-yes; it is a slow coach," Bowers admitted; "but it suits a lot of people.
From The Henchman by Mark Lee Luther
"What for?" drawled Arthur, who was rather a slow coach.
From More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series by Aunt Fanny
