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15:38 May 28, 2015 |
Swedish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - History | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Agneta Pallinder United Kingdom Local time: 04:55 | ||||||
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5 +1 | supply wagon |
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3 +2 | transport wagon |
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5 | Horse-drawn cart/wagon |
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5 -1 | rust wagon |
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4 | hearse |
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rust wagon Explanation: I think you stumbled across the origin of the English term, "rustbucket". During epidemics, such as the Black Plague, the Cholera Epidemic, and the Spanish Influenza of 1918, there was a great fear of spreading whatever was slaughtering people right and left. And back then, they didn't use the best wagons to carry off the diseased dead -- they used rust wagons, which were literally beat-up, old, rusty wagons barely holding together. Later on, with the invention of cars, "rust wagons" became "rust buckets". Hope this helps. Thanks for the grin. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2015-05-28 15:46:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Historical note: automobiles were originally called "wagons" or "horseless carriages". Eventually they started calling them "automobiles" and then "cars". "Buckets" referred to cars that had bucket seating, an early modification. |
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transport wagon Explanation: Just using "wagon" as George suggests might also be an option. |
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