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fourgon

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four·gon  (fr-gô)
n. pl. four·gons (-gô, -gôz)
A wagon for carrying baggage.
[French.]
fourgon French [furgɔ̃]
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a long covered wagon, used mainly for carrying baggage, supplies, etc.
[from French: from Old French forgon poker, from furgier to search, ultimately from Latin fūr thief]


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There was Sir John's great carriage that would hold thirteen people; my Lord Methuselah's carriage, my Lord Bareacres' chariot, britzska, and fourgon, that anybody might pay for who liked.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
We have had, of course,' said the young lady, who was rather reserved and haughty, 'to leave the carriages and fourgon at Martigny.
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