"wagon lock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wagon locks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wagon lock (plural wagon locks)
  1. An iron shoe placed on the rear wheel of a wagon to retard motion in going downhill.
    Sense id: en-wagon_lock-en-noun-Ou2KBviK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wagon lock meaning in English (0.7kB)

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