wagon boss
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wagon boss
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Before we were ready to start for Fort Bridger there came a man to Fort Douglas who had been wagon boss for Maj.
From Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West by Drannan, William F.
There was no more competent wagon boss in the border-land than he.
From Man Size by Raine, William MacLeod
The wagon boss and I were riding along together one afternoon.
From Chief of Scouts by Drannan, William F.
After he had demolished a whole foot, the wagon boss said, "I have tasted almost all kinds of meat, but I must say that I never ate any meat as good as Bear's Foot."
From Chief of Scouts by Drannan, William F.
The wagon boss went into camp well satisfied—but not long was his satisfaction to last.
From The Second William Penn A true account of incidents that happened along the old Santa Fe Trail by Ryus, William H.
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