Word Study
buckboard
CIDE DICTIONARY
buckboard, n.
A four-wheeled vehicle, having a long elastic board or frame resting on the bolsters or axletrees, and a seat or seats placed transversely upon it; -- called also buck wagon . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
buckboard, n. US a horse-drawn vehicle with the body formed by a plank fixed to the axles.
Etymology
BUCK(5) + BOARD
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