wrecking car
Origin of wrecking car
1An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
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How to use wrecking car in a sentence
It consisted of a wrecking car, a caboose, and one coach with tender and engine.
Robert Hardy's Seven Days | Charles Monroe Sheldon"If you will take a bit of help from an outsider, I think we needn't wait for the wrecking-car," he said to the dubious trainmen.
A Fool For Love | Francis LyndeThis occurred under the lee of a cliff, so we went in search with wrecking car the next day.
Friends of France | VariousHere, men,” he called to his assistants on the wrecking car, “fetch this fellow into the shanty yonder.
Ralph on the Engine | Allen ChapmanThe best thing to do is to get a wrecking car here; meantime, the trestle should be guarded.
Ralph on the Engine | Allen Chapman
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