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buckwagon en · NOUN

Etymology

From Afrikaans bok (“buck; goat”) and English wagon. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests a possible derivation from Middle English bouk (“belly”) or Old English buc (“buck; deer”).

Meanings

1. (South-Africa) A strong wagon with a frame over the wheels used for hauling goods.
   • Upon each loaded buck-wagon, drawn by any sort of animals, not exceeding sixteen in number £0.17s.6d. 1871, "An Act to Promote the Construction of a Bridge or Bridges over the Orange River", Cape of Good Hope
2. (US) A buckboard; a wagon for personal transport as well as transporting goods.
   • ...while on the remaining days of the week a two-horse buck-wagon or hack is used. 1880, B.B. Simms, “Post-Office Deficiencies § Texas”, in United States congressional serial set, page 304:

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