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1 Conestoga wagon -- rank: 1000
Conestoga wagon definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... cross the prairies in the 19th century [syn: covered wagon, Conestoga wagon, Conestoga, prairie wagon, prairie schooner] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Conestoga, Pa. Date: 1717 a broad-wheeled covered wagon drawn usually ... used especially for transporting freight across the prairies — called also Conestoga Britannica Concise Horse-drawn covered freight wagon. It originated in the 18th cent. in the Conestoga Creek region of Pennsylvania. It had a flat body ...
2 Conestoga -- rank: 947
Conestoga definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a large ... cross the prairies in the 19th century [syn: covered wagon, Conestoga wagon, Conestoga, prairie wagon, prairie schooner] Merriam Webster's noun see Conestoga wagon
3 Wain -- rank: 339
... Wain rope, a cart rope. --Shak. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Conestoga wagon Con`es*to"ga wag`on or wain wain [From Conestoga, Pennsylvania.] A kind of large broad-wheeled wagon, usually covered ...
4 covered wagon -- rank: 339
... cross the prairies in the 19th century [syn: covered wagon, Conestoga wagon, Conestoga, prairie wagon, prairie schooner] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1719 ...
5 prairie wagon -- rank: 339
... cross the prairies in the 19th century [syn: covered wagon, Conestoga wagon, Conestoga, prairie wagon, prairie schooner] Merriam Webster's noun see prairie ...
6 prairie schooner -- rank: 339
... cross the prairies in the 19th century [syn: covered wagon, Conestoga wagon, Conestoga, prairie wagon, prairie schooner] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1841 ...
7 Caravan -- rank: 214
... also, a person cheated of such sum. Cant. Moby Thesaurus Conestoga wagon, camp trailer, camper, cavalcade, column, cortege, covered wagon, dray ...
8 Wagon -- rank: 214
... word, and denotes a war-chariot. Moby Thesaurus Black Maria, Conestoga wagon, barge, boat, bus, caravan, carryall, cart, coach, covered wagon ...
9 stogy -- rank: 214
... 2 a rough heavy boot. Etymology: orig. stoga, short for Conestoga in Pennsylvania Webster's 1913 Dictionary Stogy Sto"gy, a ...
10 stogie -- rank: 214
... stogie] Merriam Webster's or stogy noun (plural stogies) Etymology: Conestoga, Pennsylvania Date: 1874 1. a stout coarse shoe ; brogan 2 ...
11 Van -- rank: 214
... of the Vulgar Tongue Madam Van; see MADAM. Moby Thesaurus Conestoga wagon, Pullman, Pullman car, advance guard, airhead, anteposition, armed guard ...