wagon

ˈwæɡən

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#1·8h ago

A heavier four-wheeled (normally horse-drawn) vehicle designed to carry goods (or sometimes people).

These wagons and pack-mules will include transportation for all personal baggage, mess chests, cooking utensils, desks, papers, &c.

Origin: , from , from , from , from . Generally displaced native cognate wain, from , of which it is a doublet. Related also to way, weigh. Sense 8 (“woman of loose morals; obnoxious woman”) is probably a derogatory and jocular reference to a woman being “ridden”, that is, mounted for the purpose of sexual intercourse. The verb is derived from the noun. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·8h ago

Abbreviation of toy wagon; A child's riding toy, with the same structure as a wagon (sense 1), pulled or steered by a long handle attached to the front.

The first waggon was loaded, and moved a few yards along the quay, and the second took its place. There was an order and swiftness over the work that told of a careful preparation. The third waggon took the place of the second and the wo…

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#3·8h ago

(US, chiefly, New England) A shopping cart.

It was five miles or more from Maggot's lane to the Ferry. The hobbits wrapped themselves up, but their ears were strained for any sound above the creak of the wheels and the slow clop of the ponies' hoofs. The waggon seemed slower than …

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