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Hoover wagon

(US, chiefly, historical) A broken-down or permanently out-of-gas car pulled by a horse, chiefly in the US during the Great Depression.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(US, chiefly, historical) A broken-down or permanently out-of-gas car pulled by a horse, chiefly in the US during the Great Depression.

Origin: Herbert Hoover, US president at the start of the Great Depression, + wagon. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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