Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In railroad service, a car in which a paymaster travels from point to point along the line, to pay the employees.
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Examples
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Lord! but she was painted red and white and gold-leaf, three brass bands on her stack, solid nickel trimming, all the latest improvements, corrugated fire-box, high pressure smoke consumer and sand-jet -- jest made a purpose for specials, and pay-car.
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Zone has decidedly the advantage over the white-collared college graduate when the pay-car comes around.
Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers Harry Alverson Franck 1921
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A rest of several days inevitably followed the visit of the pay-car.
The U. P. Trail Zane Grey 1905
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They had begun to crowd for advantageous positions closer to the pay-car so as to be the first in line.
The U. P. Trail Zane Grey 1905
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Th 'mills are opened, th' factories are goin 'to go, th' railroads are watherin 'stocks, long processions iv workin'men are marchin' fr'm th 'pay-car to their peaceful saloons, their wives are takin' in washin 'again, th' price iv wheat is goin 'up an' down, creditors are beginnin 'to sue debtors; an' thus all th 'wurruld is merry with th' on'y rational enjoyments iv life.
Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen Finley Peter Dunne 1901
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Toolymuckahi to appoint six brethren in good standing to arm themselves with great care, gird up their loins and muzzle the pay-car as it started out on its mission.
Remarks Bill Nye 1873
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a direct method of securing the coin necessary, he would move that such a committee be appointed by the Chair to wait on the pay-car and draw on it at sight.
Remarks Bill Nye 1873
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Jim raised himself in his blankets and said, irritably: "After this you can run your own pay-car, kid.
The Winds of Chance Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913
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I could name a dozen devices for your society, if desired, by which money could be made for your treasury, without the risk or odium necessarily resulting from robbing the pay-car or a bank, and yet the profit will be nearly as great in proportion to the work done. "
Remarks Bill Nye 1873
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