English Explanatory Dictionary

Hoover wagon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A broken-down or permanently out-of-gas car pulled by a horse, chiefly in the US during the Great Depression.

Word forms

Hoover wagon Hoover wagons

Etymology

Herbert Hoover, US president at the start of the Great Depression, + wagon.

Related words

Hoover blanket Hoover flag Hoover hog Hooverville
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