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calash [< F calèche]

1 n. Hist. a two-wheeled one-horse carriage, built to carry two passengers and having a seat on the splashboard for the driver. Nowadays the calèche is mainly used for sight-seeing tours in Quebec City and Montreal.
See also: calèche (def. 1)
- When this vehicle was in common use in eastern Canada, the anglicized form calash was usual among English speakers. The French calèche took over as the vehicle became less common in the latter part of the 19th century.
- 1764 To be Sold . . . a Horse Eight Years old, and a new Calash, with English harness.
- 1828 Every Canadian has one or two horses drawing his Calashe in summer, and Cabriolle in winter.
- 1923 Around came the calash and the quatreroux and away we went to the St. Lawrence landing. . .
2 n.
See also: calèche (def. 2)