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Buckboards

Scope note

Use for light four-wheeled carriages with simple bodies set on long elastic planks, instead of springs, attached to the axles and with seats mounted directly on the floorboards near their center; developed in the United States in the early 19th century; later modified versions may have springs.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000212642

Broader Terms used

<four-wheeled carriages>

Term used for

buck wagons
wagons, buck

Equivalent Terms used

buckboard

Created

13yrs ago

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