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brough⋅am

  [broo-uhm, broom, broh-uhm]
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–noun
1. a four-wheeled, boxlike, closed carriage for two or four persons, having the driver's perch outside.
2. Automotive.
a. (formerly) a limousine having an open driver's compartment.
b. an early type of automobile resembling a coupé, often powered by an electric motor.
Origin:
1850–55; named after Lord Brougham (1778–1868), English statesman
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brougham   (brōōm, brōō'əm, brōm, brō'əm)   
n.  

  1. A closed four-wheeled carriage with an open driver's seat in front.

  2. An automobile with an open driver's seat.

  3. An electrically powered automobile resembling a coupé.


[After Henry Peter Brougham, First Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868), Scottish-born jurist.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

brougham 
1851, one-horse closed carriage with two or four wheels, for two or four persons, from first Lord Brougham (1778-1868). The family name is from a place in Westmoreland.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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brougham

four-wheeled, one-horse carriage. As originally designed (c. 1838) by Henry (later Baron) Brougham, a former lord chancellor of England, it had a low coupe body, appearing as if the front were cut away, that enclosed one forward-facing seat for two passengers; a coachman's seat was attached to the front, where a third passenger could also ride

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