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on the wagon Definition


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wagon
waggon
noun
    1. A four-wheeled vehicle, often horse-drawn, used especially for carrying loads; a cart.
      Thesaurus: cart, buggy, carriage.
    2. An open truck or closed van for carrying railway freight.
      Thesaurus: carriage, truck, van.
    3. colloq
      A car, especially an estate car.
    4. A tea trolley.
Derivative: wagoner
noun
    The driver of a wagon.
Idiom: on the wagon
    colloq
    Temporarily abstaining from alcohol.
Idiom: off the wagon
    colloq
    No longer abstaining from alcohol.
Etymology: 16c: from Dutch wagen.



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