Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A transverse timber beneath a railway truck-bolster, forming a support for the bolster-springs.
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Examples
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I took an oar in one of the boats, and we won a prize; and when I was landing I didn't stride enough to the spring-plank, and plumped in. '
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete George Meredith 1868
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I took an oar in one of the boats, and we won a prize; and when I was landing I didn't stride enough to the spring-plank, and plumped in. '
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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I took an oar in one of the boats, and we won a prize; and when I was landing I didn't stride enough to the spring-plank, and plumped in. '
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 4 George Meredith 1868
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