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单词 coachfulness
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coachfulnessn.

Brit. /ˈkəʊtʃfᵿlnəs/, U.S. /ˈkoʊtʃf(ə)lnəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: coach n., -ful suffix, -ness suffix.
Etymology: < coach n. + -ful suffix + -ness suffix. Compare coachlessness n. at coachless adj. Derivatives, and also earlier coachful n.In sense 2 perhaps after mindfulness n. 2.
rare.
1. The state or quality of being full of coaches. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. In quot. 1863 in humorous contrast with coachlessness (cf. coachlessness n. at coachless adj. Derivatives).
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1863 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 1 Aug. 540/2 The Dolphin's Head, which everywhere expressed past coachfulness and present coachlessness.
2. Apparently: the quality or condition of being a (good or accomplished) coach (coach n. 7).Apparently an isolated use.
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2001 P. Birch Instant Coaching vi. 35 (heading) Checking your coachfulness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).
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