Hoover wagon
Hoover wagon noun: a broken-down or permanently out-of-gas car pulled by a horse, chiefly in the US during the Great Depression.
Noun
Hoover wagon (plural Hoover wagons)
- A broken-down or permanently out-of-gas car pulled by a horse, chiefly in the US during the Great Depression.
- The Americans had Hoover Wagons, which were engineless or permanently out-of-gas automobiles drawn by mules or horses. The Canadian name was Bennett Buggies.1961, Ralph Allen, Ordeal by Fire: Canada, 1910-1945, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday
- During that time Hoover wagons and Hoover buggies were known as the standard of quality throughout this area.1990, Roy M. Davis, Paw Paw River Times & People
Forms of Hoover wagon
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Origin of Hoover wagon
Herbert Hoover, US president at the start of the Great Depression, + wagon.
Questions about Hoover wagon
- What does Hoover wagon mean?
- Hoover wagon means a broken-down or permanently out-of-gas car pulled by a horse, chiefly in the US during the Great Depression.
- What part of speech is Hoover wagon?
- Hoover wagon is a noun.
- What is the plural of Hoover wagon?
- The plural of Hoover wagon is Hoover wagons.
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