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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A small town.
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- n. A small, unimportant, place. (From the practice of steam locomotives stopping at small towns to take on water.)
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- So called because trains would stop there only to replenish water. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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