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wagon seat

American  

noun

Furniture.
  1. a plain, unupholstered settee, usually with a slat back, for use either indoors or in a wagon.


Etymology

Origin of wagon seat

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

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A man sat on the wagon seat, leaning patiently forward, his hands hanging loosely between his knees, the reins looped over a crooked finger.

From Time Magazine Archive

He carried a quill pen stuck in his hat, an inkhorn in his lapel, and his fiddle on the wagon seat beside him.

From Time Magazine Archive

Taisin would ride with Pol on the wagon seat; Con, Tali, and Shae would ride their own horses; and Tali led a chestnut mare to Kaede.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

Mr. Derby and Clay were tossed on the wagon seat.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper

Toiling up the hill out of the fog was Red Rabbit, and behind him I saw Uncle on the wagon seat.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

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