Meaning of cook car | Babel Free

Definitions

A horse-pulled wagon used to provide food for threshing crews.

Examples

“I was once marooned for two weeks in Dakota during a rainy spell⟳ on a farm, slept in a leaky barn, ate in a cook⟳ car and shivered the rest⟳ of the time.”

“Fortunately the cook⟳ car was close⟳ to the bunkhouse or we might have⟳ gone hungry during the three days, marooned by snow⟳ and cold.”

“In a good season we put⟳ in as many as 50 days on a cook⟳ car. Threshing machines and cook⟳ cars are a thing of the past since combines have⟳ taken over in the big wheat fields.”

“These cook⟳ cars were homemade and made to suit⟳ the particular needs and size of the crew.”

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