puff-puff

noun

British a children's name for a steam locomotive or railway train

Nearby words

puff paste, puff pastry, puff piece, puff-adder, puff-ball, puff-puff, puffball, puffbird, puffed, puffed up, puffed-up

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Examples from the Web for puff-puff

Then he began to jump up and down on the top of me, and explained that he was “riding in the puff-puff.”
Boycotted|Talbot Baines Reed
The chatter of the gasoline engine came to her faintly, puff-puff.
Rebecca's Promise|Frances R. Sterrett
It was a steady "puff-puff," and then the darkness was cut by a glare of light.
Tom Swift and his Motor-cycle|Victor Appleton
My nurse—an egregious female—had previously remarked, "The dear child do take such notice of the puff-puff!"
Wandering Heath|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

The steady chug-chug and puff-puff of the motor was heard as the adventurers moved on up the mountain.
The Motor Boys Overland|Clarence Young

puff-puff

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