waggon
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Recalled by the rumbling of wheels to the road before me, I saw a heavily-laden waggon labouring up the hill, and not far beyond were two cows and their drover.
From Literature
I was going to say: after a bit of supper, I’ll get out a small waggon, and I’ll drive you all to the Ferry.
From Literature
A lot of Men, ruffians mostly, came with great waggons, some to carry off the goods south-away, and others to stay.
From Literature
Printer and publisher Mathew Carey watched sadly as “almost every hour in the day, carts, waggons, coaches, and chairs, were to be seen transporting families & furniture to the country in every direction.”
From Literature
Over the next century the “currency school”, which wanted to lock down growth in money, argued with the “banking school”, which wanted ever more waggons in the air.
From Economist
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