Sentence:  The obliging young husband returned with the cheering intelligence that the broilers would be forthcoming as soon as the <WSD>meatwagon</WSD> horse returned from his supper. Seemingly, however, the butcher's hungry steed lingered long over his evening meal, for it was almost ten before he paused at the Maitlands' unpretentious gate. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A wagon for transporting meat.