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wagon noun [ ˈwaɡ(ə)n ]

• a vehicle used for transporting goods or another specified purpose.
• "a timber wagon"
• an unpleasant or disliked woman.
Origin: late 15th century: from Dutch wagen ; related to wain.

on the wagon

• abstaining from drinking alcohol.
• "he was supposed to be on the wagon"

fix someone's wagon

• bring about a person's downfall or spoil their chances of success.

off the wagon

• drinking alcohol again after a period of abstinence.
"she fell off the wagon two days after making a resolution to quit"

on the wagon

• abstaining from drinking alcohol.
"he was supposed to be on the wagon"



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