Conestoga wagon

English thumb|Conestoga wagon hauled by oxen Alternative forms en Conestogoe wagon Etymology From the en Conestoga River in Pennsylvania, USA, whose settlers presumably developed early forms. Noun A heavy covered wagon with a curved boatlike body popular in the United States from about 17501850. 1717 en The heavy and boat-shaped Conestoga wagon should not be confused with the lighter and cheaper prairie schooners that largely replaced them. en 1866 Stewart Pearce Annals of Luzerne County: A Record of Interesting Events, Traditions, and Anecdotes J. B. Lippincott & Co. 344 During the summer and fall the covered broad-wheeled Conestoga wagons, moved by four or six splendid draught-horses, were constantly employed in transporting the productions of the county to market. Synonyms en Dutch wagon, en Conestoga, en Conestoga wain See also en prairie schooner