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coach and four

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Noun

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coach and four (plural coach and fours or coaches and four or coaches and fours)

  1. Synonym of chaise and four
    • 1926 May, Victor S. Clark, “The Life of Benito Mussolini”, in The Atlantic‎[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 17 December 2025:
      Does this explain the sensational character of some of his public pronouncements? A controversialist might drive through some of the later chapters with a coach and four without encountering serious impediments; but sono ben trovati, and he is a hold man who would presume to pass final judgment upon the contemporary phase of Italy’s history.