| 单词 | puffer-train |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspuffer-train puffer-train n. colloquial (originally in children's language) a steam train or steam locomotive (cf. puff train n. at puff n. and adj. Compounds 1a). ΚΠ 1904 Decatur (Illinois) Rev. 18 Dec. 11/4 Dear Santa Claus—I want..a little puffer train and cars. 1958 M. Kelly Christmas Egg (1965) ii. 71 Mr Majendie moved off like an old puffer train. 2003 T. Blackshaw Leisure Life vii. 134 Over there a precinct that leads to the ‘penny’ arcade and the clubhouse. The ubiquitous puffer-train. < as lemmas |
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