freight engine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of freight engine
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Example Sentences
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A freight engine hauled a carload of coal into Kohler, Wis. one day last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
But, as they moved, they felt the bump of the freight engine against the car and a moment later it began to move.
From The Boy Scout Fire Fighters or Jack Danby's Bravest Deed by Maitland, Robert
Capacity freight engine, ten tons net freight; cost of handling a ton of freight per mile per horse-power to be less than ordinary locomotive....
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis
"If I pull your rowboat I'll be as steady as an old freight engine," was the manager's reply.
From Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake by Rogers, Walter S.
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