| 单词 | locomotive fireman |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslocomotive fireman locomotive fireman n. a person who feeds and tends the furnace of a steam engine. ΚΠ 1850 Lancaster Gaz. 16 Feb. 8/1 Mr. William Wilkinson, locomotive fireman, [was married] to Miss Ann Lawthwaite, both of Kendal. 1914 E. C. Robbins Railway Conductors i. 10 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen was formed in 1873. 1986 Guardian (Nexis) 2 May A locomotive fireman who chalked on the boiler of his steam engine ‘Please marry me’ and captured his wife, Doreen. 2005 L. H. Kaufman Leaders Count v. 123 Dieselization..eliminated the work of the locomotive fireman, but union work rules continued to require that every train have a fireman in the cab. < as lemmas |
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