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wagon lock

wagon lock noun: an iron shoe placed on the rear wheel of a wagon to retard motion in going downhill.

Noun

wagon lock (plural wagon locks)

  1. An iron shoe placed on the rear wheel of a wagon to retard motion in going downhill.

Forms of wagon lock

pluralwagon locks

Questions about wagon lock

What does wagon lock mean?
Wagon lock means an iron shoe placed on the rear wheel of a wagon to retard motion in going downhill.
What part of speech is wagon lock?
Wagon lock is a noun.
What is the plural of wagon lock?
The plural of wagon lock is wagon locks.

Words near wagon lock in the dictionary

  1. wagon
  2. wagon jobber
  3. wagon jobbers
  4. wagon load
  5. wagon loads
  6. wagon lock
  7. wagon locks
  8. wagon master
  9. wagon masters
  10. Wagon Mound
  11. wagon train

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