Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An engine used for drawing goods-trains.
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The report that no inconvenience was experienced by any of the passengers in the South London train which collided with a stationary goods-engine now turns out to be incorrect.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-12 Various 1898
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