coach box

the seat for the driver of a coach or carriage.

Origin of coach box

First recorded in 1645–55

The etymology of this hammercloth, which was simply a covering over the coach-box, seems to have puzzled people considerably.

Carriages & Coaches |Ralph Straus
Other heads flew from the windows on each side, and from the coach-box, in rapid, darting motions.

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland |Various
"It's your place," called out a rough man, who made the third upon the coach-box.

A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life. |Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
Bill Godfrey was leaning out of the coach-box and pointing with his whip.

Heart's Desire |Emerson Hough

Mr. Winkle emptied his glass, and placed the bottle on the coach-box by his side.

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 1(of 2) |Charles Dickens

coach box

the seat of a coachman on a horse-drawn carriage or coach