What is a "brake"?
In his classic novel "Sons and Lovers" D.H. Lawrence wrote:
Mrs. Morel loved her marketing. In the tiny market-place on the top of the hill, where four roads, from Nottingham and Derby, Ilkeston and Mansfield, meet, many stalls were erected. Brakes ran in from surrounding villages. The market-place was full of women, the streets packed with men.
What does the word "brake" mean?
Solution 1:
I think it refers to:
Brake:
(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) an open four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage. Also spelt: break
(Collins Dictionary )
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