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buck-wagon

buck-wagon is the alternative form of buckwagon.

Meaning of buckwagon

Noun

buckwagon (plural buckwagons)

  1. (South Africa) A strong wagon with a frame over the wheels used for hauling goods.
    • Upon each loaded buck-wagon, drawn by any sort of animals, not exceeding sixteen in number £0.17s.6d.1871, "An Act to Promote the Construction of a Bridge or Bridges over the Orange River", Cape of Good Hope
  2. (US) A buckboard; a wagon for personal transport as well as transporting goods.
    • ...while on the remaining days of the week a two-horse buck-wagon or hack is used.1880, B.B. Simms, “Post-Office Deficiencies § Texas”, in United States congressional serial set, page 304

Forms of buck-wagon

pluralbuck-wagons

Questions about buck-wagon

What is buck-wagon the alternative form of?
Buck-wagon is the alternative form of buckwagon.

Words near buck-wagon in the dictionary

  1. buck-hoists
  2. buck-naked
  3. buck-passer
  4. buck-passing
  5. buck-toothed
  6. buck-wagon
  7. buck-wagons
  8. Buckajo
  9. Buckalew
  10. Buckalews
  11. Buckallew

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