Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of boiler in which the fire-box is connected by a number of flues with the smoke-box under the chimney: so called because commonly used in locomotive engines.
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Examples
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The locomotive-boiler stood on end, and it and the whole locomotive were tilted sharply backward.
A Tramp Abroad — Volume 05 Mark Twain 1872
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