van-dragging

noun

A form of theft in which one person would leap onto the back of a horse-drawn vehicle laden with goods and throw them down to an accomplice.

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Meanings

nounvan-dragging (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableA form of theft in which one person would leap onto the back of a horse-drawn vehicle laden with goods and throw them down to an accomplice.
  2. broadlyuncountableTheft by stealing one vehicle and transferring the goods to another.
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APA

van-dragging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/van-dragging

MLA

“van-dragging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/van-dragging. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “van-dragging,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/van-dragging.

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