[buhk-bawrd, -bohrd] 
| a light, four-wheeled carriage in which a long elastic board or lattice frame is used in place of body and springs. |
| buck·board (bŭk'bôrd', -bōrd') n. A four-wheeled open carriage with the seat or seats attached to a flexible board running between the front and rear axles. [Obsolete buck, body of a wagon (from Middle English bouk, belly, from Old English būc) + board.] |
buckboard
open, flat-bottomed, four-wheeled carriage in which a springy board fastened to the axles supplemented or served in place of actual springs. Springs, if present, were between the board and the seat and not attached to the axles.
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