Definitions
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- verb idiomatic, slang To ride in the
front passenger seat of avehicle , next to thedriver . - verb idiomatic, slang, figuratively To
accompany someone in order toassist andprotect .
Etymologies
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Probably arose in early-20th-century Western fiction and movies to describe an employee armed with a rifle or shotgun riding next to a stagecoach driver for protection.
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