Ice-wagon (Noun)
Meaning
(formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The ice-wagon driver would ring a bell to signal his arrival in the neighborhood every morning.
- In the summer, the ice-wagon was a welcome sight for families who relied on it to keep their food cold.
- Before the advent of electric refrigeration, the ice-wagon was a staple of urban life, delivering ice to households daily.
- As a child, she would eagerly await the ice-wagon's arrival and try to catch a glimpse of the blocks of ice being unloaded.
- The old ice-wagon, now retired and restored, sat proudly on display at the local museum, a relic of a bygone era.