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a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century

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  1. n. a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century
  2. A kind of large broad-wheeled wagon, usually covered, for traveling in soft soil and on prairies.