pie wagonn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪ waɡ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪ ˌwæɡ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pie n.², wagon n.

Etymology: < pie n.² + wagon n.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

1. A vehicle or mobile stand selling pies or other food.

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1854 Mountain Democrat (Placerville, Calif.) 23 Dec. 1/4 Heppe's pie wagon had been chartered to proceed to Bergen Hill.

1894 Cent. Mag. Nov. 110/2 A grocer's stand is handy, or a pie-wagon.

1930 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post Crescent 21 Mar. 10/6 No one saw the bulky gang emperor..descend from the pie wagon with a pie in each hand.

2003 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Nexis) 1 Feb. 8 b No one who knew them well will ever forget their little red ice cream truck, a 1901 Oldsmobile pie wagon.

†2. The wagon of a travelling showman; a fairground wagon. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1898 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 21 Dec. 9/2 The moving vans and pie-wagons of New York are changing their pictures.

3. slang. A police van; a van used to transport prisoners to jail. Now rare.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor lorry, truck, or van > [noun] > van > police van

pie wagon1904

paddy wagon1909

Black Maria1924

pickup van1941

meat wagon1949

squadrol1961

1904 ‘No. 1500’ Life in Sing Sing 257/1 Pie wagon, patrol wagon.

1929 S. J. Perelman Dawn Ginsbergh's Revenge 180 It's better than being taken out of here in a pie-wagon when the bulls pinch the outfit.

1961 J. Carew Last Barbarian 152 A pie wagon was parked just behind the six policemen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pie wagon
释义	pie wagonn. Brit. /ˈpʌɪ waɡ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈpaɪ ˌwæɡ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pie n.², wagon n. Etymology: < pie n.² + wagon n. Originally and chiefly U.S. 1. A vehicle or mobile stand selling pies or other food. ΚΠ 1854 Mountain Democrat (Placerville, Calif.) 23 Dec. 1/4 Heppe's pie wagon had been chartered to proceed to Bergen Hill. 1894 Cent. Mag. Nov. 110/2 A grocer's stand is handy, or a pie-wagon. 1930 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post Crescent 21 Mar. 10/6 No one saw the bulky gang emperor..descend from the pie wagon with a pie in each hand. 2003 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Nexis) 1 Feb. 8 b No one who knew them well will ever forget their little red ice cream truck, a 1901 Oldsmobile pie wagon. †2. The wagon of a travelling showman; a fairground wagon. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1898 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 21 Dec. 9/2 The moving vans and pie-wagons of New York are changing their pictures. 3. slang. A police van; a van used to transport prisoners to jail. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor lorry, truck, or van > [noun] > van > police van pie wagon1904 paddy wagon1909 Black Maria1924 pickup van1941 meat wagon1949 squadrol1961 1904 ‘No. 1500’ Life in Sing Sing 257/1 Pie wagon, patrol wagon. 1929 S. J. Perelman Dawn Ginsbergh's Revenge 180 It's better than being taken out of here in a pie-wagon when the bulls pinch the outfit. 1961 J. Carew Last Barbarian 152 A pie wagon was parked just behind the six policemen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854
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