freight engine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of freight engine
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Fires had broken out in a freight engine in New Rochelle, N.Y., and on tracks at Manhattan's 125th Street station.
From Time Magazine Archive
A freight engine hauled a carload of coal into Kohler, Wis. one day last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was only a freight engine, and the girls were disappointed.
From The Motor Girls on Waters Blue Or the Strange Cruise of the Tartar by Penrose, Margaret
For awhile the crowd held its breath, tryin' to believe it was only a freight engine whistlin' for brakes, or somethin' like that.
From Side-stepping with Shorty by Ford, Sewell
Aunt Isabella has lost her breath and her bonnet has slid over one ear, the Bishop is red in the face, and Dennis is puffin' like a freight engine.
From Side-stepping with Shorty by Ford, Sewell
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