Part 2038

<h1>Coach</h1> <Xpage=270>

<hw>Coach</hw> <tt>(?; 224)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>coche</ets>, fr. It. <ets>cocchio</ets>, dim. of <ets>cocca</ets> little boat, fr. L. <ets>concha</ets> mussel, mussel shell, Gr. <?/, akin to Skr. <ets>\'87ankha</ets>. Cf. <er>Conch</er>, <er>Cockboat</er>, <er>Cockle</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated outside seat in front for the driver.</def>

<note>&hand; <i>Coaches</i> have a variety of forms, and differ in respect to the number of persons they can carry. <i>Mail coaches</i> and <i>tallyho coaches</i> often have three or more seats inside, each for two or three persons, and seats outside, sometimes for twelve or more.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A special tutor who assists in preparing a student for examination; a trainer; esp. one who trains a boat's crew for a race.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<blockquote>Wareham was studying for India with a Wancester <b>coach</b>. <i>G. Eliot.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A cabin on the after part of the quarterdeck, usually occupied by the captain.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>couch</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The commanders came on board and the council sat in the <b>coach</b>. <i>Pepys.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Railroad)</fld> <def>A first-class passenger car, as distinguished from a drawing-room car, sleeping car, etc. It is sometimes loosely applied to any passenger car.</def>

<h1>Coach</h1> <Xpage=270>

<hw>Coach</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Coached</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Coaching</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To convey in a coach.</def>

<i>Pope.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To prepare for public examination by private instruction; to train by special instruction.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<blockquote>I <b>coached</b> him before he got his scholarship. <i>G. Eliot.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Coach</h1> <Xpage=270>

<hw>Coach</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To drive or to ride in a coach; -- sometimes used with</def> <i>it</i>. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> "<i>Coaching</i> it to all quarters."

<i>E. Waterhouse.</i>

<h1>Coachbox</h1> <Xpage=270>

<hw>Coach"box`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>The seat of a coachman.</def>

<h1>Coachdog</h1> <Xpage=270>

<hw>Coach"dog`</hw> <tt>(?; 115)</tt>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a breed of dogs trained to accompany carriages; the Dalmatian dog.</def>

<h1>Coachee</h1> <Xpage=270>

<hw>Coach"ee</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A coachman</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<h1>Coachfellow</h1> <Xpage=270>

<hw>Coach"fel`low</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach; hence <mark>(Fig.)</mark>, a comrade.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Coachman</h1> <Xpage=270>

<hw>Coach"man</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Coachmen</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A man whose business is to drive a coach or carriage.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A tropical fish of the Atlantic ocean (<spn>Dutes auriga</spn>); -- called also <altname>charioteer</altname>. The name refers to a long, lashlike spine of the dorsal fin.</def>