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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Omnibus \Om"ni*bus\, n. [L., for all, dat. pl. from omnis all. Cf. {Bus}.] 1. A long four-wheeled carriage, having seats for many people; especially, one with seats running lengthwise, used in conveying passengers short distances. 2. (Glass Making) A sheet-iron cover for articles in a leer or annealing arch, to protect them from drafts. {Omnibus bill}, a legislative bill which provides for a number of miscellaneous enactments or appropriations. [Parliamentary Cant, U.S.] {Omnibus box}, a large box in a theater, on a level with the stage and having communication with it. [Eng.] --Thackeray. | |
