Buckboard (Noun)
Meaning
An open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The family rode to town in their old buckboard, the wooden slats creaking with each bump in the road.
- As the horse pulled the buckboard across the field, the passengers laughed and held on tight to the seats.
- My grandfather used to drive a buckboard through the countryside, delivering milk and vegetables to the rural homes.
- The museum exhibit featured a beautifully restored buckboard from the 1800s, complete with intricate carvings on the wooden sides.
- After the wedding, the bride and groom rode off in a festively decorated buckboard, pulled by two white horses.