locomobile
Americanadjective
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of locomobile
First recorded in 1885–90; see origin at locomotive, mobile
Example Sentences
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"Father," he said, modestly, though his heart swelled with pride, "the locomobile is in working order; as soon as the ground has thawed the work on the moor can begin."
From Dame Care by Bertha Overbeck
The locomobile kept this name forever after in Meyerhofer's house.
From Dame Care by Bertha Overbeck
"That is a locomobile," she said at last.
From Dame Care by Bertha Overbeck
He had found it lying on the locomobile the day the work was begun again, and had carried it about with him ever since.
From Dame Care by Bertha Overbeck
Frau Elsbeth mutely shook her head, and went into the house just as the locomobile arrived before the gate.
From Dame Care by Bertha Overbeck
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