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or caleche
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: a 2-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle with a driver's seat on the splashboard used in Quebec
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This hardpan is called caleche, and is equivalent to a 2-inch thick layer of concrete.
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Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 31 Jan. 2018
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“Calèche.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cal%C3%A8che. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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