Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A harness adapted for draft-horses.
  • noun The apparatus or parts by which railway-carriages are coupled together, etc.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A harness for draught horses.
  • noun (Railroad) The means or parts by which cars are connected to be drawn.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A harness for draught horses
  • noun rail transport The means or parts by which cars are connected to be drawn

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Examples

  • They were fitted with MCA couplers and drawgear by Transwerk, Germiston.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • The locomotives have been overhauled by Germiston Diesel Depot and converted to 1 metre gauge and fitted with MCA couplers and drawgear by Transwerk, Germiston.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

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