jolt-wagon

noun

Definition of jolt-wagonnext
Midland
as in spring wagon

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  1. spring wagon
  2. dray
  3. wagon
Noun
  • Leona spoke about her brother Vernon, three years older than her, who was thrown off a spring wagon at age nine, his body bleeding and shattered from the impact.
    — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026
Definition of spring wagon
Noun
  • Wool had to be transported in drays by long trains of bullocks, and markets were far away and uncertain.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Mackinac Island Carriage Tours has Percheron and Belgian draft horses for carriage tours and dray services, the tourism bureau explained.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Definition of dray
Noun
  • Between them was a wagon overflowing with T-shirts in an assortment of colors.
    — Matt Martell, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The 15 people who remained in the wagon were all ejected, while the driver was pinned underneath the tractor and dragged several yards, the sheriff's office said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of wagon
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