syce
or saice, sice
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
Origin of syce
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How to use syce in a sentence
Beneath its far-flung branches a syce was sitting in front of a finely-proportioned and unusually big Arab horse.
The Red Year | Louis TracyI used to pour some of it on the cloth you saw on my hand, and used it to stupefy the syce after I had frightened him.
Harper's Young People, November 2, 1880 | VariousHe had, at last, given in to Tim's entreaties; and that worthy was dressed as a syce, or horse keeper.
With Clive in India | G. A. HentyBy-and-bye, the syce (the Burma policeman) summoned up courage and said he thought he could shoot.
At the Court of the Amr | John Alfred GrayMr. L. had also a bearer, a cooly, and a syce, with several coolies carrying provisions.
A Popular Account of the Manners and Customs of India | Charles Acland
British Dictionary definitions for syce
sice or saice
/ (saɪs) /
(formerly, in India) a servant employed to look after horses, drive carriages, etc
(in Malaysia) a driver or chauffeur
Origin of syce
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