| 单词 | locomotive runner |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslocomotive runner locomotive runner n. U.S. (now historical) a train driver, a locomotive engineer; also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway worker > [noun] > train-staff > engine-driver engine driver1809 engineer1816 engineman1835 locomotive engineer1840 runner1848 locomotive driver1852 locomotive runner1860 locoman1894 hogger1904 hoghead1905 1860 Fort Atkinson (Wisconsin) Standard 7 Apr. 2/5 The Editor..is a locomotive runner on the track of public notoriety; his lever is his pen, his boiler is filled with ink. 1888 Railroad & Engin. Jrnl. Nov. 515/1 They each have a valve..operated by a lever connected to the cab by a rod so that the locomotive runner can open..the valve at pleasure. 1977 D. A. Brown Hear that Lonesome Whistle Blow viii. 171 After the growth in numbers of Iron Horses, experienced firemen were drafted as locomotive drivers or locomotive runners. < as lemmas |
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