fourgon
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Etymology
Origin of fourgon
C19: from French: from Old French forgon poker, from furgier to search, ultimately from Latin fūr thief
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"Be good enough, Monsieur Gregoire, to have my trunks taken down; there are two in the fourgon, and a cap-case on the large carriage."
From The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Lever, Charles James
The three Frenchmen are excellent company; they entertain us with European news, their views on the political aspect, and of incidents on their fourgon journey from Tiflis.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas
"I'll soon scatter them, anyway," says R———; and he reaches for a pair of binoculars hanging up in the fourgon.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas
Now the Brigade state fourgon with a span of four mules was a big enterprise, and if treated gently might have ministered to the comfort of the staff for many months.
From On the Heels of De Wet by James, Lionel
When I arrived at Ashford station I was met by two six-foot men in scarlet liveries, who had arrived with a fourgon, drawn by two splendid horses, into which they proposed to put my luggage.
From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 by Mapleson, James H.
It is crowded with your fourgons and your ambulances.
From The Adventures of Gerard by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
Does my lord carry bravos for couriers, and stilettos in the fourgons?
From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace
This will give you a vague idea of the amount of baggage which had to be transported in the fourgons.
From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
The details of litter-bearers were all out there, whose duty it was to pick up the wounded under fire, and with them were the ambulance wagons and fourgons of the medical train.
From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.
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