Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A transport-wagon with strong projecting frame work extending over the wheels in order to carry heavy loads, used in South Africa.
- noun Same as
buckboard .
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The mule - or buck-wagon, which is of the same class but smaller, can only accommodate two stretchers, four lying-down men without stretchers, or 12-14 sitting-up cases.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre George Henry Makins
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"buck-wagon" (Dutch, _bok-wagen_) is a South African cart with a frame projecting over the wheels, used for the transport of heavy loads.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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