wagon seat

American  

noun

Furniture.

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

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Etymology

Origin of wagon seat

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

I took her from her mother and we settled on the wagon seat.

From Literature

He had swept the wagon box clean and laid a clean blanket on the wagon seat.

From Literature

Ma, with Baby Carrie in her arms, sat up on the wagon seat with Pa, and Laura and Mary sat on a board fastened across the wagon box behind the seat.

From Literature

Pa stopped the horses, and turned around on the wagon seat.

From Literature

I’ve missed seeing you,” Ben said, jumping up on the wagon seat beside the black man and punching him affectionately in the arm.

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