buckboard

noun

buck·board | \ -ˌbȯrd

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Definition of buckboard

: a four-wheeled vehicle with a floor made of long springy boards

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The suspension mods make the Dinan drive hard and thrashy, stiff as a Bavarian buckboard. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "The Avant-Garde BMW i8: Bavaria’s Answer to Tesla," 31 Aug. 2017

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The first known use of buckboard was in 1874

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buckboard

noun

buck·board | \ ˈbək-ˌbȯrd

\

Kids Definition of buckboard

: a lightweight carriage with four wheels that has a seat supported by a springy platform

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