milkwagon
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- noun
- /ˈmɪlkˌwɑːɡən/
- Archaic
:
carro de leche
- The old milkwagon rattled down the street every morning at dawn.
Examples
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His grandfather once drove a horse-drawn milkwagon through the city.
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Children used to wait eagerly for the milkwagon to arrive with fresh bottles.
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The milkwagon arrived early in the morning.
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Children used to watch the milkwagon pass by their houses.
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In the early morning, the milkwagon rolled down the street, delivering fresh milk to every doorstep.
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Before refrigeration became common, a milkwagon would stop at each house to leave bottles of milk.
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The children eagerly awaited the sound of the milkwagon as it approached, signaling the arrival of their daily milk supply.
Synonyms
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A small vehicle with an open side that delivers milk to homes
A vehicle that delivers milk to people's homes or shops
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word milkwagon comes from the two plain words milk 'the white drink' and wagon 'a vehicle that carries things'. It named the small wagon that used to bring fresh milk to people's homes every morning, so the word means a wagon for delivering milk.