slowcoach
noun
a slowpoke.
slow coach
-
a variation of
slowcoach.
Example Sentences
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It is therefore obvious, that if these trains were to keep their proper time, the express must run into the slow coach in front.
From Notes and Queries, Number 183, April 30, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by George Bell
M-yes; it is a slow coach," Bowers admitted; "but it suits a lot of people.
From The Henchman by Mark Lee Luther
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
I daresay the girl you are sending will be very useful to us; our present one is an awful slow coach.
From Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character by Edward Bannerman Ramsay
He was no "slow coach" if he was longshore bred.
From Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod by R. Emmett (Robert Emmett) Owen
