Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A railroad on which cars are drawn by horses, first used in the streets of cities in the United States: called a tramway in Great Britain.
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Examples
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Even since the horse-railroad has begun to clutter Montgomery Street (the San-Franciscan Boulevards) with its cars, it is a daily matter to see capitalists and statesmen charging through that thoroughfare on a gallop, which, if repeated in Broadway by
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George about this horse-railroad management, and the methods they took to secure such personal comfort.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. Various
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A walk down a winding street, bordered by scattered cottages, inclosed by brown board-fences or railings, and tracked by a horse-railroad built for the Moultrie House, led us to the ferry-wharf, where we found our baggage piled together, and our fellow-passengers wandering about in a state of bored expectation.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 Various
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You are to enter upon business again, but in a more moderate way; you are to live in a pleasant little suburban cottage, with fresh air, a horse-railroad, and good schools.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 Various
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"Our horse-railroad system grew out of this theory," continued he.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. Various
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It was from the Quincy quarries that the first railroad in this country was built; this was a horse-railroad, three miles long, extending to Neponset
Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 Various
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A horse-railroad was also built, of which Mr. Barnum was one of the original stockholders.
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The horse-railroad was deemed a new invention; but it was held that
The Road and the Roadside Burton Willis Potter 1885
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Returning from St. Augustine to the St. John's river, I continued my journey southward from Tocoi, the terminus of the horse-railroad before mentioned.
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A pleasant ride of a mile and a-half from the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio line, on a horse-railroad brings one to a lawn, planted round about with fine trees, and watered by a rippling brook.
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