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Definition of Cowcatchers
1. cowcatcher [n] - See also: cowcatcher
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cowcatchers
Literary usage of Cowcatchers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Parliamentary Debates: Official Report by Northern Ireland Parliament. House of Commons (1898)
"Mr. BROWN said he had noticed at the Wellington Station footplates were attached
to the cowcatchers, on which men could get a foothold. ..."
2. The Rawhide Railroad by George Estes (1916)
"Prunty explained that these were called “cowcatchers” and were to clear the track
of cattle. The train dispatcher remarked that the bunch of corset staves ..."
3. Record of Scientific Progress for the Year 1891: Exhibiting the Most by Robert Grimshaw (1892)
"The locomotive is square, with a platform for carrying loads, and cowcatchers
and draw bars at each end. The power is conveyed over a trolley wire, ..."
4. Lectures, Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the World's Famous by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"Yet we can understand, at least, why English locomotives have no cowcatchers.
They would be quite superfluous, since English engines have no chance to catch ..."
5. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"Yet we can understand, at least, why English locomotives have no cowcatchers.
They would be quite superfluous, since English engines have no chance to catch ..."
6. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"switch-engines, on all well-regulated railroads, are operated without pilots or
cowcatchers, and satisfactory reasons are given why they are so run. ..."
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