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"Coche" is a somewhat superannuated term, although still used and tending to mark the user as more than a tad haughty (or at least superior to thou), referring to one's "coach."
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It is six or seven leagues from the mainland, and this makes a small gulf between it and the mainland, and in the middle of the gulf are two small islands, east and west, beside each other: the one is called Coche, which means deer, and the other Cubagua, which is the one we have described in chapter 136, and said that there are an infinite quantity of pearls gathered there.
The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Various 1884
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This district is rich and well cultivated: not far off is Coche, which is also called Seleucia; where we fortified a camp with great celerity, and rested there two days to refresh the army with timely supplies of water and provisions.
The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens Ammianus Marcellinus 1851
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One day he found me alone in Madame Victoire's closet, and asked me where 'Coche' [Piggy] was; I started, and he repeated his question, but without being at all the more understood.
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She told me that it was herself, and very coolly explained to me, that, being the fattest of his daughters, the King had given her the familiar name of 'Coche'; that he called Madame Adelaide, 'Logue' [Tatters], Madame Sophie, 'Graille' [Mite], and Madame Louise, 'Chiffie' [Rubbish].
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'Coche'; that he called Madame Adelaide, 'Logue' [Tatters], Madame Sophie,
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Madame Victoire's closet, and asked me where 'Coche' [Piggy] was; I started, and he repeated his question, but without being at all the more understood.
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'Coche'; that he called Madame Adelaide, 'Logue' [Tatters], Madame Sophie,
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Madame Victoire's closet, and asked me where 'Coche' [Piggy] was; I started, and he repeated his question, but without being at all the more understood.
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The 1996 Coche-Dury Auxey-Duresses and Monthelie rouge bottlings were simply spectacular up until their tenth birthdays, and then they crashed about as fast as any heralded 1996 white Burgundy, and were clearly afflicted with premox.
Natural wines, premox, chenin blanc, 07 Port and Rhone – John Gilman | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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