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cattle car
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noun
Railroads. stock car (def. 2).
Slang. a railroad passenger car providing little comfort and few amenities.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of cattle car
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Words nearby cattle car
cattery, cattish, cattle, cattle-cake, cattle call, cattle car, cattle class, cattle dog, cattleduffer, cattle egret, cattle-grid
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