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  • 'The first Choir Outing we ever had was a jaunt in a farm-wagon to Gloucester.

    Cider With Rosie Lee, Laurie 1959

  • The future tourist on his way to or from Bulgaria and the battle-fields of the "new crusade" will be wise if he journeys leisurely by farm-wagon -- he will not be likely to find

    Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 Various

  • Outside, the same disorder was manifest in the great farm-wagon, left standing where it had last been used, and the neglected out-buildings fast going to decay.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 Various

  • There appeared the vision of Mr. Zebedee Marvyn's farm-wagon, stored with barrels, boxes, and baskets, over which Candace sat throned triumphant, her black face and yellow-striped turban glowing in the fresh morning with a hearty, joyous light, as she pulled up the reins, and shouted to the horse to stop with a voice that might have done credit to any man living.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 Various

  • And Uncle Jabez -- or no other man -- need have been ashamed of the appearance of Ruth Fielding when the mules came around hitched to the heavy farm-wagon which Mr. Potter usually drove.

    Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret Alice B. Emerson

  • A round-topped cover of white cloth was fixed on the big farm-wagon.

    Stories of California Ella M. Sexton

  • Also the farm-wagon harness was exchanged for regular artillery harness.

    The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson Edward A. Moore

  • As he did this, another sound could be heard, and over the brow of the hill came an ancient and lumbering farm-wagon half-filled with dirty straw which looked as though it had made a bedding for calves and stank accordingly.

    The Dancing Druids Mitchell, Gladys, 1901- 1948

  • And I would have a blue farm-wagon no larger than Hobb's shoe, and a haystack half as big as a seed-cake, and a duckpond that I could cover with my platter.

    Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard 1922

  • The whole family was packed into the two seats of the heavy farm-wagon, the mother driving with one of the boys beside her; Carita in the back seat holding Joe and, at the same time, keeping a watchful eye on the two lively youngsters by her side.

    Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party Edyth Ellerbeck Read 1924

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