wagon boss

noun

1. a man in charge of a wagon train.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wagon boss¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

An old wagon boss sauntered by on his mule with its mouth la crocodile.

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Henry Lee is gittin' old—he can't be his own wagon-boss forever, and he's lookin' round for a man.

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With the gunny-sack under one arm the wagon-boss went the rounds, and when he had finished his trip the sack was full of guns.

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I knew they were trying hard to make corral; whether they could do it, rested entirely with the wagon boss.

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You never heard the like, for the wagon boss and an assistant are already in their saddles helping the herder.

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