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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The syce in an instant had the reins of the bridle round the pony's neck, and would have held him fast had not he been lifted off his feet by the latter's rearing up.
From To Lhassa at Last by Powell Millington
"What about the syce; perhaps the leopard nailed him?" the captain asked solicitously.
From The Three Sapphires by W. A. Fraser
He had got out of his dooly, undressed and bareheaded as he was, and leaped into the saddle, as the syce had been leading his horse near him.
From Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude by William Forbes-Mitchell
A pressure of the hand, and she turned her pony and rode away at a walk, the syce following.
From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Bertram Mitford
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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