Fordson

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noun

A make of motor vehicle, notably tractors, produced by the Ford Motor Company. The name was dropped in 1964 and replaced by Ford.

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Meanings

nounFordson (plural Fordsons)

plural Fordsons

  1. A make of motor vehicle, notably tractors, produced by the Ford Motor Company. The name was dropped in 1964 and replaced by Ford.

    For working the reinstated passenger service last summer, the large Fordson tractor, normally employed on the stone trains, was used.

    1946 July and August, “Notes and News: The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 255

Origin

From the surname Ford + -son.

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APA

Fordson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fordson

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“Fordson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fordson. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fordson,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fordson.

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