wagon

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    A four-wheeled wooden vehicle that is pulled by draft animals such as oxen and horses. They generally have metal wheels and a suspension system to help navigate. These vehicles have been used for the last 2,000 years; however, with the advent of motorized vehicles they have fallen into disuse.

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    "Family and goods in wagon. White Earth Reservation, Minnesota, 1934" by U.S. National Archives and Records Administration is licensed under Public Domain.

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    Encyclopædia Britannica Online
         N.d.   Wagon. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/633996/wagon, accessed
             October 31, 2014.