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bucolic_frolic

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2. I never heard the word before ........ tchotchke

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 11:34 AM

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Not close enough to load the station wagon. I wonder why they called them a "station wagon". I guess the idea was you were picking up people from the trains?

The term evolved. Wagoneer, Wagovan.

Must be nice to have affairs managed by others.

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