smoke wagon
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
A vehicle that generates smoke; specifically, an automobile or a train.
Register: archaic, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
If you gwine afoot, it'll take you about a day; if you gwine in de stage or de homneybuss, you make it in half a day; but if you get in one ob dese smoke-waggons, you be almost dar now!
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
A handgun, especially a revolver.
Register: archaic, slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “smoke wagon” mean?
A vehicle that generates smoke; specifically, an automobile or a train.
Is “smoke wagon” formal or informal?
smoke wagon is generally archaic, slang.