cow-catchern.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcow-catcher.

U.S.

An apparatus fixed in front of a locomotive engine, to remove straying cattle or other obstructions from the rails in front of a train.

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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > locomotive > cow-catcher

cow-catcher1838

guard1838

pilot1846

cow-remover1848

lifeguard1864

obstruction guard1898

1838 Railway Mag. Mar. 185 This machine is used..in the United States, and is termed a ‘cow or horse catcher’.

1853 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1852: Arts & Manuf. 64 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (32nd Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 65, Pt. 1) IX Cow-catcher.

1861 G. F. Berkeley Eng. Sportsman iv. 60 The cow-catcher is a strong iron fence, or set of bars, springing out from the engine in front of both fore wheels.

1884 Philada. Times No. 3041. 2 Cow-catchers for street cars.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	cow-catcher
释义	cow-catchern. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcow-catcher. U.S. An apparatus fixed in front of a locomotive engine, to remove straying cattle or other obstructions from the rails in front of a train. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > locomotive > cow-catcher cow-catcher1838 guard1838 pilot1846 cow-remover1848 lifeguard1864 obstruction guard1898 1838 Railway Mag. Mar. 185 This machine is used..in the United States, and is termed a ‘cow or horse catcher’. 1853 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1852: Arts & Manuf. 64 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (32nd Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 65, Pt. 1) IX Cow-catcher. 1861 G. F. Berkeley Eng. Sportsman iv. 60 The cow-catcher is a strong iron fence, or set of bars, springing out from the engine in front of both fore wheels. 1884 Philada. Times No. 3041. 2 Cow-catchers for street cars. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1838
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