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Definition of Chugger
1. one that chugs [n -S] - See also: chugs
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chugger
Literary usage of Chugger
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bird Watching by Edmund Selous (1901)
"The birds, as they fly, are all vociferous, and the air is laden with a pleasant
burden of ' chug-chow, chug- chow, chug-chow. chugger-chugger-chow. ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1898)
"But he shook his chugger head, till I felt bike to punch it to get th' sense out
on him. “Can't ‘cc see?” was all he could say. ..."
3. Bashful Ballads by Burges Johnson (1911)
"... An' a chugger engine looked neat an' trig, &> I fastened it shipshape aft.
"An" there we was with our thin plank scow Fer cruisin' around Cow Bay, ..."
4. H. R. 15651, Eight Hours for Laborers on Government Work: Hearings Before by Committee on Labor, Subcommittee No. 1, United States, Congress, House (1908)
"... and rivet factory work under one roof in this group of shops, the former with
steam hammer and several anvils in active use. while the rivet "chugger" ..."
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