Definitions for buckboardˈbʌkˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

buck•boardˈbʌkˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd(n.)

  1. a light, four-wheeled carriage in which a long elastic board or lattice frame is used in place of body and springs.

    Category: Transportation

Origin of buckboard:

1830–40, Amer.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. buckboard(noun)

    an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles

Wiktionary

  1. buckboard(Noun)

    A simple, distinctively American four-wheeled horse-pulled wagon designed for personal transport as well as for transporting animal fodder and domestic goods, often with a spring-mounted seat for the driver.

  2. Origin: buck + board

Webster Dictionary

  1. Buckboard(noun)

    a four-wheeled vehicle, having a long elastic board or frame resting on the bolsters or axletrees, and a seat or seats placed transversely upon it; -- called also buck wagon


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