fourgon

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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

We found Daddy in the fourgon with the baggages, writing a story and laughing—making an awful row.'

From A Prisoner in Fairyland by Blackwood, Algernon

There are only two ways of traveling: in your own carriage, with courier and fourgon, like Russian or transatlantic noble, or with vetturino.

From Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)

A heavy fourgon, loaded with military chests and boxes, seemed also to attract their attention, and call forth many a surmise as to its destination.

From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I 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)