Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bent slat of wood used, generally in combination with others, to support the top or cover of a wagon.
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Examples
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Booth tumbled over the back of the seat, and, clutching at a wagon-bow to steady himself, he saw, "off to the right," an Indian who was in the act of letting an arrow drive at Hallowell; it struck the side of the box, and at the same instant Booth fired, scaring the red devil badly.
The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway Henry Inman 1868
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A thin wagon-bow, or barrel-hoops, may then be wrapped around the outside of the felloe, and secured with small nails or tacks.
The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions Randolph Barnes Marcy 1849
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