fiacre

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The fact was, that Agamemnon had cleaned his shoes with the liquid varnish (french polish), and forgetting to dry it properly, the carrying away half the straw from the bottom of the fiacre was the consequence, and Mr. Jorrocks having paid the Jehu rather short, the latter had not cared to tell him about it The straws were, however, soon removed without interruption to the gaiety of the evening.

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  1. noun A small hackney carriage.

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  1. French, after the Hôtel de Saint Fiacre in Paris.

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  1. French, from the Hôtel de St. Fiacre in Paris, where the first station for the hire of these carriages is said to have been established about 1650.
 

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/fəˈɑkr/
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