CONESTOGA


Meaning of CONESTOGA in English

I. ˌkänə̇ˈstōgə, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

( plural conestoga )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Conestoga Kanastóge, literally, at the place of the immersed pole

1. : susquehanna

2. : the language of the Susquehanna people

II. noun

also conestoga wagon

Usage: usually capitalized C

Etymology: from Conestoga, Pa., where it originated

: a broad-wheeled covered wagon having a body curving upward toward the ends and suggesting the shape of a boat, usually drawn by six horses, and used especially for transporting freight

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: from Conestoga, Pa.

: brogan — compare stogie

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