prairie schooner
prairie schooner noun: a covered wagon, especially one of the relatively light, cheap, and boxy design popular in the United States during the 19th century.
Noun
prairie schooner (plural prairie schooners)
- A covered wagon, especially one of the relatively light, cheap, and boxy design popular in the United States during the 19th century.
- It was what we call a "prairie schooner," covered with cloth, a genuine emigrant wagon.1864, Charles S. Bryant, Abel B. Murch, A History of the Great Massacre by the Sioux Indians, in Minnesota: Including the Personal Narratives of Many who Escaped, Rickey & Carroll, page 112
Forms of prairie schooner
| plural | prairie schooners |
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Origin of prairie schooner
From the sail-like appearance of the wagons' covers when traversing tall grass.
Questions about prairie schooner
- What does prairie schooner mean?
- Prairie schooner means a covered wagon, especially one of the relatively light, cheap, and boxy design popular in the United States during the 19th century.
- What part of speech is prairie schooner?
- Prairie schooner is a noun.
- What is the plural of prairie schooner?
- The plural of prairie schooner is prairie schooners.
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