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Definition of German wagon in English: German wagonnoun Australian An open horse-drawn wagon of simple construction. I would rather die than let anybody see me riding in a German wagon Example sentencesExamples - Their houses were built of brick with iron roofs painted green or red, their horses were well bred, their harness was strong, their spring carts were called German wagons.
- Farmers converged on the siding with their cans of cream in a variety of conveyances—horse and cart, horse and buggy, German wagon, wheelbarrow.
- He brought a couple of monkey organs to the fair on a German wagon.
- When their vessels were filled with fruit, they carried them off to the German wagon and emptied their contents therein.
- During such situations, another farmer would drive up on a German wagon with a tank to be filled.
- The German wagon is significantly different from the types of transport used by other settlers in Australia.
- I generally take twelve bags by means of a team of three horses and a German wagon.
- When she took ill, he took her and their son Heinrich in one of the German wagons down south for medical aid.
- Other popular events were picnics at the river—a matter of all aboard the covered German wagon—and Sunday visits after church to relatives.
- In 1866, the missionaries set out in two large German wagons on their trip north to the Lake Hope area.
Origin Mid 19th century: from an association with German migrants, particularly in South Australia. |