buckboard
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- noun
- /ˈbʌkˌbɔrd/
- Archaic
:
carroza
- We saw a beautiful buckboard parked outside the old barn, ready for a ride.
- horse pulling a buckboard
- buckboard wagon
- buckboard ride
Examples
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Mr. Archy refused to look in their direction, climbed down from the buckboard, and quietly tied the mare to the hitching post.
Fiction book (1996) -
His back ached from the hard ride of the buckboard, and his hands chafed where they gripped the reins.
Fiction book (1991) -
The sound of a buckboard driving by brought him around.
Fiction book (1990) -
We figured on getting a buckboard and maybe going up to see James.
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Well, I'd take the buckboard.
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If I barter, I can get a buckboard for under $25.
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Back to the buckboard, he told her to stand by the horse and take the reins up short.
Fiction book (2000) -
Mrs. Pickett, tell Billy the buckboard is all ready.
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Lamplight still shone from two of the windows, and there were three horses and a buckboard tied up in front.
Fiction book (1990) -
Yancey's mare is gone, but John Cole's sorrel and buckboard are hitched at Fenton's.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
A light four-wheeled carriage pulled by a horse, often with a fringed top
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Morphology
Etymology
Buckboard comes from buck meaning 'to jump or jerk' and board meaning 'a flat piece of wood'. The seat was a single flexible board that bounced on rough roads, so the carriage was named for that bouncing motion.