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chug-chug wagon

chug-chug wagon is the alternative form of chug-wagon.

Meaning of chug-wagon

Noun

chug-wagon (plural chug-wagons)

  1. (archaic, slang) An early motorized vehicle for driving on land (such as an automobile, truck, tractor or steam-powered railway multiple unit), especially a car; horseless carriage.
    • While the “chug-wagon” business is good, it is not probable that farm wagons, trucks, etc., will assume a very heavy demand until harvest time.1913, The Spokesman and Harness World - Volume 29, page 275

Forms of chug-chug wagon

pluralchug-chug wagons

Questions about chug-chug wagon

What is chug-chug wagon the alternative form of?
Chug-chug wagon is the alternative form of chug-wagon.

Words near chug-chug wagon in the dictionary

  1. chug wagons
  2. chug-a-lug
  3. chug-a-lugged
  4. chug-a-lugging
  5. chug-a-lugs
  6. chug-chug wagon
  7. chug-chug wagons
  8. chug-wagon
  9. chug-wagons
  10. Chugach
  11. Chugach Census Area

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