honey wagon
Americannoun
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a wagon or truck for collecting and carrying excrement or manure.
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a manure spreader, as on a farm.
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a truck or trailer containing several toilets and used as a mobile restroom.
Etymology
Origin of honey wagon
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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The two functions, fortunately, were performed by different vehicles, the sewage carrier being known as the honey wagon.
From Time Magazine Archive
He stopped the honey wagon beside a cluster of twenty hives tucked in a thicket of trees, where the bees could have shade in the summer and shelter from the wind through the winter.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
As he slid out of the honey wagon, I heard the boys call Zach’s name.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
They had left to follow the ambulance in the honey wagon, wanting to see May’s body delivered safe and sound to wherever it was going.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
Zach drove the honey wagon as fast as it would go, which was about thirty miles an hour.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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