meat wagonn.

Brit.

/ˈmiːt waɡ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈmit ˌwæɡ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meat n., wagon n.

Etymology: < meat n. + wagon n.

1. A wagon for transporting meat.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > cart or wagon for conveying goods > [noun] > types of > wagon or cart for specific articles

grain-cart1709

meat wagon1843

1843 Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) 5 June 2/4 (advt.) The subscriber..will keep a Meat Wagon, which will convey meat regularly to town and other places.

1873 Harper's Mag. Oct. 678/2 The market-wagon runs daily with milk and vegetables, and the meat wagon three times a week.

1910 Amer. Hist. Rev. 15 550 James McParlan..coming to Chicago in 1867 had been a teamster, the driver of a meat wagon, a deck-hand on a lake steamer [etc.].

1940 Taking Care of Myself (transcript of interview with ‘Mollie’) (Libr. of Congr: Amer. Life Hist.: MSS from Federal Writers' Project, 1936–40) 2 An old Italian 'ud drive his meat wagon up our way twice a week selling meat and groceries.

1999 Washington Times (Electronic ed.) 19 Feb. a4 Some of the pols who jumped in behind the Hillary bandwagon, like dogs pursuing a meat wagon, are beginning to have second thoughts.

2. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). A vehicle for transporting a person or people (with dehumanizing connotation; see meat n. 4b, 8).

a. An ambulance.

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the world > health and disease > healing > transport for the sick or injured > [noun] > ambulance

ambulance1825

ambulance car1904

meat wagon1925

gurney1939

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > other vehicles according to specific use > [noun] > ambulance

ambulance1825

blood wagon1922

meat wagon1925

gurney1939

ambo1974

1925 J. H. Taber Story of 168th Infantry I. xvi. 189 By this time all of the old members of the regiment..cheerfully referred to the ambulance as the ‘meat wagon’.

1939 Forum (N.Y.) July 42/1 He must have pulled his rip cord because he woke up in the meatwagon.

1971 ‘E. McBain’ Hail, Hail, Gang's all Here i. 15 We'll need a couple of meat wagons. The minister and two other people were killed, and..there're a lot of injured.

1998 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Electronic ed.) 14 Sept. d5 Once he came down under a quarter-ton of Eagles and looked as if he might need the meat wagon, but he arose and lived to hear the booing as they exited at halftime.

b. A hearse.

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the world > life > death > obsequies > funeral equipment > [noun] > hearse

hearse1650

mourning carriage1710

meat wagon1934

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > other vehicles according to specific use > [noun] > funeral vehicles > hearse

hearse1650

mourning carriage1710

meat wagon1934

1934 L. T. White Chosen to Die in O. Penzler Black Lizard Big Bk. of Pulps (2007) 805/2 They started to put you in the meat wagon..but your wife wouldn't stand for it.

1943 R. Chandler Lady in Lake xvi. 96 Murder-a-day Marlowe, they call him. They have the meat wagon following him around to follow up on the business he finds.

1956 S. Longstreet Real Jazz 7 The band would march out behind the meat-wagon, black plumes on the hearse horses.

1994 P. Baker Blood Posse 205 The dead were thrown into meat wagons and carted off.

c. A police car or van.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor lorry, truck, or van > [noun] > van > police van

pie wagon1904

paddy wagon1909

Black Maria1924

pickup van1941

meat wagon1949

squadrol1961

1949 W. R. Burnett Asphalt Jungle 138 The coppers [are] knocking over all the joints..mobs of 'em, meat wagons and all.

1954 Britannica Bk. of Year 637/1 The meat-wagon was the police-van in which the criminal rode to captivity.

1964 Listener 31 Dec. 1055/2 The bogeys..bundle us into the back of a meat-wagon.

1994 I. Welsh Acid House 35 Let's get this rubbish down the fucking station, he shouted. We were bundled out of the flat, down the stairs and into a meatwagon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meat wagon
释义	meat wagonn. Brit. /ˈmiːt waɡ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈmit ˌwæɡ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meat n., wagon n. Etymology: < meat n. + wagon n. 1. A wagon for transporting meat. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > cart or wagon for conveying goods > [noun] > types of > wagon or cart for specific articles grain-cart1709 meat wagon1843 1843 Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) 5 June 2/4 (advt.) The subscriber..will keep a Meat Wagon, which will convey meat regularly to town and other places. 1873 Harper's Mag. Oct. 678/2 The market-wagon runs daily with milk and vegetables, and the meat wagon three times a week. 1910 Amer. Hist. Rev. 15 550 James McParlan..coming to Chicago in 1867 had been a teamster, the driver of a meat wagon, a deck-hand on a lake steamer [etc.]. 1940 Taking Care of Myself (transcript of interview with ‘Mollie’) (Libr. of Congr: Amer. Life Hist.: MSS from Federal Writers' Project, 1936–40) 2 An old Italian 'ud drive his meat wagon up our way twice a week selling meat and groceries. 1999 Washington Times (Electronic ed.) 19 Feb. a4 Some of the pols who jumped in behind the Hillary bandwagon, like dogs pursuing a meat wagon, are beginning to have second thoughts. 2. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). A vehicle for transporting a person or people (with dehumanizing connotation; see meat n. 4b, 8). a. An ambulance. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > transport for the sick or injured > [noun] > ambulance ambulance1825 ambulance car1904 meat wagon1925 gurney1939 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > other vehicles according to specific use > [noun] > ambulance ambulance1825 blood wagon1922 meat wagon1925 gurney1939 ambo1974 1925 J. H. Taber Story of 168th Infantry I. xvi. 189 By this time all of the old members of the regiment..cheerfully referred to the ambulance as the ‘meat wagon’. 1939 Forum (N.Y.) July 42/1 He must have pulled his rip cord because he woke up in the meatwagon. 1971 ‘E. McBain’ Hail, Hail, Gang's all Here i. 15 We'll need a couple of meat wagons. The minister and two other people were killed, and..there're a lot of injured. 1998 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Electronic ed.) 14 Sept. d5 Once he came down under a quarter-ton of Eagles and looked as if he might need the meat wagon, but he arose and lived to hear the booing as they exited at halftime. b. A hearse. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > obsequies > funeral equipment > [noun] > hearse hearse1650 mourning carriage1710 meat wagon1934 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > other vehicles according to specific use > [noun] > funeral vehicles > hearse hearse1650 mourning carriage1710 meat wagon1934 1934 L. T. White Chosen to Die in O. Penzler Black Lizard Big Bk. of Pulps (2007) 805/2 They started to put you in the meat wagon..but your wife wouldn't stand for it. 1943 R. Chandler Lady in Lake xvi. 96 Murder-a-day Marlowe, they call him. They have the meat wagon following him around to follow up on the business he finds. 1956 S. Longstreet Real Jazz 7 The band would march out behind the meat-wagon, black plumes on the hearse horses. 1994 P. Baker Blood Posse 205 The dead were thrown into meat wagons and carted off. c. A police car or van. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor lorry, truck, or van > [noun] > van > police van pie wagon1904 paddy wagon1909 Black Maria1924 pickup van1941 meat wagon1949 squadrol1961 1949 W. R. Burnett Asphalt Jungle 138 The coppers [are] knocking over all the joints..mobs of 'em, meat wagons and all. 1954 Britannica Bk. of Year 637/1 The meat-wagon was the police-van in which the criminal rode to captivity. 1964 Listener 31 Dec. 1055/2 The bogeys..bundle us into the back of a meat-wagon. 1994 I. Welsh Acid House 35 Let's get this rubbish down the fucking station, he shouted. We were bundled out of the flat, down the stairs and into a meatwagon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843
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