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coach1 / kōch/ • n. 1. a horse-drawn carriage, esp. a closed one. 2. a railroad car. ∎ [as adj.] denoting economy class seating in an aircraft or train: the cheapest coach-class fare. 3. a bus, esp. one that is comfortably equipped and used for longer journeys. [as adj.] • v. [intr.] travel by coach: they coached to Claude's dwelling. • adv. in economy class accommodations in an aircraft or train: flying coach. coach2 • n. an athletic instructor or trainer. ∎ a tutor who gives private or specialized teaching. • v. [tr.] train or instruct (a team or player). ∎ give (someone) extra or private teaching: he was coached to speak more slowly and curb his hand gestures. ∎ teach (a subject or sport) as a coach. ∎ prompt or urge (someone) with instructions: he had improperly coached the witness to testify more credibly. |
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"coach." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "coach." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-coach.html "coach." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-coach.html |
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coach, a term used between the mid-17th and mid-19th centuries, probably derived from the word carosse, originally used to describe the forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a warship. Later, coach was also used to describe the fore-cabin under the quarterdeck, just forward of the great cabin. About halfway through this period the term was used for both, the ‘great coach or steerage’ for the lower and the ‘upper coach or round house’ for the upper.
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"coach." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "coach." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-coach.html "coach." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-coach.html |
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coach large carriage XVI; private tutor (orig. university sl.), instructor in sport and athletics XIX. — F. coche. A common European word since XVI, e.g. G. kutsche, Du. koets, Sp., Pg. coche, It. cocchio, Pol. kocz; ult. — Hungarian kocsi, adj. f. Kocs name of a town near Raab in Hungary.
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T. F. HOAD. "coach." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "coach." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-coach.html T. F. HOAD. "coach." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-coach.html |
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•approach, broach, brooch, coach, encroach, loach, poach, reproach, roach
•stagecoach • slowcoach • cockroach
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"coach." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "coach." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-coach.html "coach." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-coach.html |
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