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Dave Wilton

05 Feb 2025 • 7 min read
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coach

Coach is a word with two very different primary meanings. Etymologically coach is probably a single word, connected through use in university slang, although it is possible that the two meanings have different origins. The older of the two meanings is that of a means of conveyance, originally a horse-drawn
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Middle Ages / medieval (paid)

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little black book

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