coachlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈkəʊtʃləs/, U.S.

/ˈkoʊtʃləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: coach n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < coach n. + -less suffix.

1. Of a place, route, etc.: devoid of coaches; not served by stagecoaches. Also of a person: not possessing or having access to a horse-drawn carriage. Now rare and chiefly in historical contexts.In quot. 1821 apparently designating a rain shower with the sense ‘affecting those without a coach’.

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1821 New Monthly Mag. 2 606 A black sky in the distance, and every indication of an approaching coachless shower.

1879 Daily News 16 Apr. 2/2 Favourite routes which are at present coachless.

1935 Daily Tel. 16 Nov. 10/5 Coachless Lord Mayor. For the first time in 200 years the Lord Mayor's State coaches and horses have left London.

2000 R. Anthony in J. Leonard et al. Gale of Life xvii. 193 In 1822..Church Stretton..had daily coach services to Bristol and Shrewsbury... Clun remained coachless.

2. Of a person, group, team: having no instructor or trainer; without a coach. Also (of an activity, action, etc.): carried out without the aid of a coach or coaching; characterized by the lack of a coach.Usually in sporting contexts.

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1891 Harper's Weekly 12 Dec. 1003/3 The team would be left for days at a time coachless to work along on its own lines—a mistake that is always costly... There was practically no team offensive play.

1915 Q. Jrnl. Public Speaking 1 13 [Some teachers] say that it is not a coachless [intercollegiate public speaking] team that we want but a better-coached team.

1956 Daily Tar Heel 12 Apr. 6/1 Carolina had had some notable tennis players in the coachless years before Kenfield took over.

1989 Independent (Nexis) 16 Sept. Rugby League... Bradford are still coachless, advertisements for a successor..having been placed this week.

2008 B. Lucero 100 Best Swimming Drills (2009) Introd. 10 The purpose of this book is not to encourage coachless swimming, but to give you tools to work on stroke problems identified by your coach.

Derivatives

ˈcoachlessness n. rare the state or fact of being coachless (in either sense); the condition of lacking a coach or coaches.

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1863 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 1 Aug. 540/2 The Dolphin's Head, which everywhere expressed past coachfulness and present coachlessness.

1997 Observer (Nexis) 14 Sept. 9 Other countries have their own ways of dealing with coachlessness. In Australia, Greg Smith went from being the fresh face who..led the Wallabies unbeaten..this time last year, to the coach who couldn't beat the All Blacks in five attempts this summer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	coachless
释义	coachlessadj. Brit. /ˈkəʊtʃləs/, U.S. /ˈkoʊtʃləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: coach n., -less suffix. Etymology: < coach n. + -less suffix. 1. Of a place, route, etc.: devoid of coaches; not served by stagecoaches. Also of a person: not possessing or having access to a horse-drawn carriage. Now rare and chiefly in historical contexts.In quot. 1821 apparently designating a rain shower with the sense ‘affecting those without a coach’. ΚΠ 1821 New Monthly Mag. 2 606 A black sky in the distance, and every indication of an approaching coachless shower. 1879 Daily News 16 Apr. 2/2 Favourite routes which are at present coachless. 1935 Daily Tel. 16 Nov. 10/5 Coachless Lord Mayor. For the first time in 200 years the Lord Mayor's State coaches and horses have left London. 2000 R. Anthony in J. Leonard et al. Gale of Life xvii. 193 In 1822..Church Stretton..had daily coach services to Bristol and Shrewsbury... Clun remained coachless. 2. Of a person, group, team: having no instructor or trainer; without a coach. Also (of an activity, action, etc.): carried out without the aid of a coach or coaching; characterized by the lack of a coach.Usually in sporting contexts. ΚΠ 1891 Harper's Weekly 12 Dec. 1003/3 The team would be left for days at a time coachless to work along on its own lines—a mistake that is always costly... There was practically no team offensive play. 1915 Q. Jrnl. Public Speaking 1 13 [Some teachers] say that it is not a coachless [intercollegiate public speaking] team that we want but a better-coached team. 1956 Daily Tar Heel 12 Apr. 6/1 Carolina had had some notable tennis players in the coachless years before Kenfield took over. 1989 Independent (Nexis) 16 Sept. Rugby League... Bradford are still coachless, advertisements for a successor..having been placed this week. 2008 B. Lucero 100 Best Swimming Drills (2009) Introd. 10 The purpose of this book is not to encourage coachless swimming, but to give you tools to work on stroke problems identified by your coach. Derivatives ˈcoachlessness n. rare the state or fact of being coachless (in either sense); the condition of lacking a coach or coaches. ΚΠ 1863 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 1 Aug. 540/2 The Dolphin's Head, which everywhere expressed past coachfulness and present coachlessness. 1997 Observer (Nexis) 14 Sept. 9 Other countries have their own ways of dealing with coachlessness. In Australia, Greg Smith went from being the fresh face who..led the Wallabies unbeaten..this time last year, to the coach who couldn't beat the All Blacks in five attempts this summer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < adj.1821
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