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dinkey

or dink·y

[ ding-kee ]

noun

, plural dink·eys.
  1. a small locomotive, especially with a switch engine.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dinkey1

1840–50; noun use of dinky; -ey 2
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Example Sentences

What's those dinkey little reports and monkeydoodle business amount to, anyhow?

The parts are shown in the drawing full size, except the clamp that holds the Dinkey in upright position (Fig. 15).

Set it swinging and watch the bobbing performance according to Dinkey fashion.

Below lay the chaotic construction camp buried in silence and in darkness save for the lighted windows of the dinkey.

The shovel card is kept by the shovel runner or the fireman, and the train record is kept by the dinkey runner.

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