Conestoga wagon

[ kon-uh-stoh-guh, kon- ]

/ ˈkɒn əˈstoʊ gə, ˌkɒn- /

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noun

a large, heavy, broad-wheeled covered wagon, used especially for transporting pioneers and freight across North America during the early westward migration.

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Also called Con·es·to·ga.

Origin of Conestoga wagon

First recorded in 1690–1700; named after Conestoga, Pa., where it was first made

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Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation A Pennsylvania-based wood cabinet and specialty products manufacturer.
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The owners of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood cannot be allowed to impose their religious beliefs on their employees.
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Conestoga Wood, which makes wood cabinets, is owned by conservative Mennonites.
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With some superglue from Hobby Lobby and some wood from Conestoga, you can build yourself one heck of a dangerous slippery slope.
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Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood are trying to evade this requirement by creating a new category of faith—corporate religion.
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An hour's hard work with axes and crowbars, and the draw was swung far enough to let pass the "Conestoga" and the "Lexington."
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This animal and the heavy Conestoga horse from the same breeding ground revolutionized inland commerce.
The Paths of Inland Commerce|Archer B. Hulbert
The streets about the Plaza were full of Conestoga wagons, with tired ox-teams lying yoked or unyoked before them.
Vanguards of the Plains|Margaret McCarter
Its fall, immediately beside the Conestoga, blocked Steve's window.
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The flatboat and barge therefore served the West and its commerce as the Conestoga and turnpike served the East.
The Paths of Inland Commerce|Archer B. Hulbert

British Dictionary definitions for Conestoga wagon

Conestoga wagon

/ (ˌkɒnɪˈstəʊɡə) /

noun

US and Canadian a large heavy horse-drawn covered wagon used in the 19th century

Word Origin for Conestoga wagon

C19: after Conestoga, Pennsylvania, where it was first made

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