I. ˈwa-gən noun
Etymology: Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch — more at wain
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : a usually four-wheeled vehicle for transporting bulky commodities and drawn originally by animals
b. : a lighter typically horse-drawn vehicle for transporting goods or passengers
c. : paddy wagon
2. British : a railway freight car
3. : a low four-wheeled vehicle with an open rectangular body and a retroflex tongue made for the play or use of a child
4. : a small wheeled table used for the service of a dining room
the dessert wagon
5. : a delivery truck
a milk wagon
6. : station wagon
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- off the wagon
- on the wagon
II. verb
Date: 1606
intransitive verb
: to travel or transport goods by wagon
transitive verb
: to transport (goods) by wagon