Coach, v. i. To drive or to
ride in a coach; -- sometimes used with it.
[Colloq.] "Coaching it to all quarters." E.
Waterhouse.
Coach, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Coached (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Coaching.] 1. To convey
in a coach. Pope.
2. To prepare for public examination by
private instruction; to train by special instruction.
[Colloq.]
I coached him before he got his
scholarship.
G. Eliot.
Coach (kōch; 224), n. [F.
coche, fr. It. cocchio, dim. of cocca little
boat, fr. L. concha mussel, mussel shell, Gr. ?, akin to
Skr. çankha. Cf. Conch, Cockboat,
Cockle.] 1. 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.
☞ Coaches have a variety of forms, and differ in
respect to the number of persons they can carry. Mail
coaches and tallyho coaches often have three or more
seats inside, each for two or three persons, and seats outside,
sometimes for twelve or more.
2. A special tutor who assists in
preparing a student for examination; a trainer; esp. one who
trains a boat's crew for a race. [Colloq.]
Wareham was studying for India with a Wancester
coach.
G. Eliot.
3. (Naut.) A cabin on the after
part of the quarter-deck, usually occupied by the captain.
[Written also couch.] [Obs.]
The commanders came on board and the council sat
in the coach.
Pepys.
4. (Railroad) A first-class
passenger car, as distinguished from a drawing-room car, sleeping
car, etc. It is sometimes loosely applied to any passenger
car.