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wyrfoa | 10:18 Fri 17th Jun 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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Where does the term Shooting Brake for country vehicles / cars originate?
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A brake was originally a horse-drawn vehicle.  I do not know the origin of the word.  A shooting brake was used to transport shooting parties around an estate.  Cars began to be developed for the same purpose and were also called shooting brakes.  I thought the term had long been replaced by estate car.
10:29 Fri 17th Jun 2005
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My OED thinks it might come from an old word for a cage, 'brake' (not related to the brakes that stop a car), but isn't sure. If the OED isn't sure, I suppose nobody is.
12:14 Fri 17th Jun 2005

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