coach

coach
coach (n.) 1550s, "large kind of carriage," from M.Fr. coche (16c.), from Ger. kotsche, from Hungarian kocsi (szekér) " (carriage) of Kocs," village where it was first made. In Hungary, the thing and the name for it date from 15c., and forms are found in most European languages (Cf. Sp., Port. coche, It. cocchino, Du. koets). Applied to railway cars 1866, Amer.Eng. Sense of "economy or tourist class" is from 1949. Meaning "instructor/trainer" is c.1830 Oxford University slang for a tutor who "carries" a student through an exam; athletic sense is 1861. The verb is from 1610s, "to convey in a coach;" meaning "to prepare (someone) for an exam" is from 1849. Related: Coached; coaching.

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