trap car
noun
a railroad car used at a terminal for collecting and distributing freight.
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How to use trap car in a sentence
The trap-car elimination has released anywhere from 30 to 40 per cent.
Our Railroads To-Morrow | Edward HungerfordDo you know what it took them in average practice with that trap-car?
Our Railroads To-Morrow | Edward HungerfordAll dey think' bout is drinkin' hard likker, goin' to dance halls, an' a-ridin' in a old rattle trap car.
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