English Explanatory Dictionary

buckwagon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strong wagon with a frame over the wheels used for hauling goods.
  2. A buckboard; a wagon for personal transport as well as transporting goods.

Word forms

buckwagon buckwagons buck-wagon

Etymology

From Afrikaans bok (“buck; goat”) and English wagon. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests a possible derivation from Middle English bouk (“belly”) or Old English buc (“buck; deer”).

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