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fourgon

American  
[foor-gawn] / fʊərˈgɔ̃ /

noun

French.

plural

fourgons

  1. a long covered wagon for carrying baggage, goods, military supplies, etc.; a van or tumbril.

fourgon British  
/ furɡɔ̃ /

noun

  1. a long covered wagon, used mainly for carrying baggage, supplies, etc

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Etymology

Origin of fourgon

C19: from French: from Old French forgon poker, from furgier to search, ultimately from Latin fūr thief

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On the afternoon of May 18th, R———makes a start with the fourgon.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas

Why add to your carpet-bag of troubles the contents of a lady's imperials and bonnet-boxes, and the travelling fourgon required by the nursery?

From Kenelm Chillingly — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

"Be good enough, Monsieur Gregoire, to have my trunks taken down; there are two in the fourgon, and a cap-case on the large carriage."

From The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Lever, Charles James

He brought with him a light cart to carry forage, and a fourgon for his own baggage.

From Reminiscences of Captain Gronow by Gronow, R. H. (Rees Howell)

Then came the fourgon with the rest of the retainers, the heavy baggage, and as much as it could carry of the mud and dust which the other vehicles left behind.

From Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles

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