wagon boss
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wagon boss
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The wagon boss said, "Boys, I should not think you would want to go back over this country again."
From Chief of Scouts by Drannan, William F.
The wagon boss was anxious to know how soon we would know what we were going to do.
From Chief of Scouts by Drannan, William F.
Early on the morning of the third day, I stopped at a stage station, where I met the assistant wagon boss who was with the bull train during my first trip across the plains.
From Dangers of the Trail in 1865 A Narrative of Actual Events by Patterson, H. DeF.
Riding to it, I turned my horses into the saddle-band and reported to the wagon boss, or, in his absence, to the cook—always a privileged character, who was allowed and expected to order men around.
From Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography by Roosevelt, Theodore
The wagon boss and several of the drivers were sitting at the fire waiting for me.
From Chief of Scouts by Drannan, William F.
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