Jehu
A coachman, especially one who drives at a rattling pace.
“The watchman told, saying, ... The driving is like the driving of
Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.” —2 Kings ix. 20.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Jehu from Fact Monster:
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