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coaching inn

noun

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  1. An inn (hotel) along a route used by stagecoaches, where horses could be changed, and…

    An inn (hotel) along a route used by stagecoaches, where horses could be changed, and passengers could obtain food and drink.

    • Near-synonym: roadhouse (often synonymous, historically)
    • It was an unexpected benefit to early rail investors that passengers had an appetite for travel, which up to then had been a tortuous experience on largely unmade roads and involving stays at coaching inns that provided variable amenities.

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