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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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
Then my pony who had come with me had to be despatched with the syce on two double marches to the railway terminus.
From To Lhassa at Last by Powell Millington
"You didn't see my syce about, did you?" he asked as a feeler.
From The Three Sapphires by W. A. Fraser
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
Chunga, the syce, held on until his master’s feet had found the stirrups.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Louis Tracy
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