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buckboard

[ buhk-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈbʌkˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /
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noun

a light, four-wheeled carriage in which a long elastic board or lattice frame is used in place of body and springs.

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Origin of buckboard

1830–40, Americanism; obsolete buck “body, holder” (see bucket) + board

Words nearby buckboard

buchu, buck, buck and wing, buckaroo, buck bean, buckboard, bucked, buckeen, bucker, bucket, bucket about
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Words related to buckboard

caravan, carriage, van, car, cart, chariot, lorry, coach, buggy, dray, caisson, wain, pushcart, tram, schooner, camion, tumbril, barouche, fourgon, gilly

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British Dictionary definitions for buckboard

buckboard
/ (ˈbʌkˌbɔːd) /

noun

US and Canadian an open four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with the seat attached to a flexible board between the front and rear axles
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