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brougham

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brougham
noun /ˈbruːəm/
a) A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, designed in 1839. It had an open seat for the driver in front of the closed cabin for two or four passengers.

, 1891, “Yes,” he continued, glancing out of the window. “A nice little brougham and a pair of beauties.” — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘A Scandal In Bohemia’ (Norton 2005 p.12)

b) An automobile, a sedan without a roof over drivers seat.

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