meat wagons
meat wagons is the plural of meat wagon.
Meaning of meat wagon
Noun
meat wagon (plural meat wagons)
- A vehicle used for the transportation of meat, usually refrigerated and traditionally of a non-motorized type pulled by horses.
- The firing of a truck load of meat and two cases of assault enlived the strike of the meat wagon drivers yesterday.1907 August 30, “Non-Union Meat Drivers Attacked—Meat Wagon Burned”, in New York Times, page 2
- An ambulance.
- So they had to take me from there in an ambulance. . . . I remember my dad and uncle used to call them meat wagons.2003, Ed Masley,"Cynics' Spain tour ends with injury to lead singer," post-gazette.com (Pittsburgh, US), 27 Jan. (retrieved 25 July 2008)
- Synonyms:
- band-aid buggy, blood box, body box, bone box
- A police van for transporting prisoners; a paddy wagon.
- He spent the next four hours in the back of the sweltering NYPD meat wagon as police rounded up other young men.2007 October 30, M. Chris Fabricant, “Runnin' Scared Rousting the Cops”, in Village Voice, retrieved 25 Jul 2008
- A vehicle for transporting dead bodies; a hearse.
- The old man wandered away from his retirement home, dropped dead on the beach and was picked up by the meat wagon and sent to the morgue.2000, Stephen Hunter, "Varicose Vain" (film review of The Crew), Washington Post, 25 Aug., p. C01
Questions about meat wagons
- What is meat wagons the plural of?
- Meat wagons is the plural of meat wagon.
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