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shooting brake

noun

, British.


shooting brake

noun

  1. a former name for estate car


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Origin of shooting brake1

First recorded in 1910–15; earlier, a light horse-drawn wagonette; compare break, brake bodiless carriage frame, wagonette (< ?)

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