slowcoach

or slow coach

[sloh-kohch]

noun Informal.

a slowpoke.

Origin of slowcoach

First recorded in 1830–40; slow + coach

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Examples from the Web for slowcoach

Historical Examples of slowcoach

Slowcoach, a lumbering, dull person; one slow of comprehension.
The Slang Dictionary
John Camden Hotten
There was a kinsman of his, also named Thorbjorn, called Slowcoach.
Grettir The Strong
Unknown
Why, you got on pretty well till old Slowcoach came in, and then you certainly did go it, and no mistake!
The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, Vols. I to III
Cuthbert Bede
Not being able to answer on the spur of the moment, he was nicknamed Κρόνος (the God, equivalent to “slowcoach”) by Ptolemy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5
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British Dictionary definitions for slowcoach

slowcoach

noun

British informal a person who moves, acts, or works slowlyUS and Canadian equivalent: slowpoke

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