"Hoover wagon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Hoover wagons [plural]
Etymology: Herbert Hoover, US president at the start of the Great Depression, + wagon. Etymology templates: {{m|en|wagon}} wagon Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hoover wagon (plural Hoover wagons)
  1. (US, chiefly historical) A broken-down or permanently out-of-gas car pulled by a horse, chiefly in the US during the Great Depression. Wikipedia link: Herbert Hoover Tags: US, historical Categories (topical): Herbert Hoover

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