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.

Words nearby buckboard

buck's extension, buck's fizz, buck's party, buckaroo, buckbean, buckboard, bucked, buckeen, bucker, bucket, bucket about

Origin of buckboard

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

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Examples from the Web for buckboard

A pair of ponies drew the buckboard briskly over the hard, rough road.
The Main Chance|Meredith Nicholson
Mr. Conover wiped his muddy hands on the lap-robe and helped her into the buckboard, with awkward care.
The Hallowell Partnership|Katharine Holland Brown
As though to turn the subject, she indicated a buckboard which was coming down an intersecting by-road at crazy speed.
The Readjustment|Will Irwin
Not until he saw the contractor drive up in the buckboard did he return.
The Hunted Woman|James Oliver Curwood

You see, I had to shock old Hawkins, or he would notice at once that I aimed to follow the buckboard.
Curly|Roger Pocock

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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buckboard

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