syce
Americannoun
noun
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(formerly, in India) a servant employed to look after horses, drive carriages, etc
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(in Malaysia) a driver or chauffeur
Etymology
Origin of syce
1645–55; < Urdu sā'is < Arabic
Example Sentences
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“Here, Gholam Ali,” he called back over his shoulder to the syce.
From The Heath Hover Mystery by Bertram Mitford
I have tried both plans, and found that the syce could drive a better bargain for both of us than when I attempted to deal direct with the cultivator.
From Notes on Stable Management in India and the Colonies by Joshua A. Nunn
The syce, Sidhoo, was a smart, open-chested, sinewy-limbed little fellow, a perfect model of a biped racer.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. by Various
Beneath its far-flung branches a syce was sitting in front of a finely-proportioned and unusually big Arab horse.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Louis Tracy
On springs the syce; what cares he for man or beast? while proudly following rolls the rich equipage, or prances the Arab steed with its turbaned rider and Oriental robes.
From Harper's Young People, April 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
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