Definitions
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- noun English engineer who built the first railway locomotive (1771-1833)
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Examples
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Sir Gideon Trevithick in CAPTIVE OF SIN would probably be close to my most tortured guy yet.
Archive 2009-11-01 Nalini Singh 2009
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Sir Gideon Trevithick in CAPTIVE OF SIN would probably be close to my most tortured guy yet.
NZ/Aus Authors: Anna Campbell - Captive of Sin Nalini Singh 2009
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He's a great bloke who will understand our predicament Manageress Debbie Trevithick.
RAGE AGAINST THE BAN Newmania 2007
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He's a great bloke who will understand our predicament Manageress Debbie Trevithick.
Archive 2007-04-22 Newmania 2007
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In 1804 Trevithick designed and built a locomotive to run on rails.
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"I do not know if we can beat this Trevithick, Preen, if his machine performs as he says it will."
A different flesh Turtledove, Harry 1988
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-- He got to his feet, brushed off himself and Trevithick.
A different flesh Turtledove, Harry 1988
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"I'd like to see Trevithick do this when his boiler runs dry,"
A different flesh Turtledove, Harry 1988
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"Go ahead and run, Richard," Preen Chand called though Trevithick, of course, could not hear.
A different flesh Turtledove, Harry 1988
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"There's one attention I won't regret being spared," Trevithick said, waiting for Tilak to get round to him.
A different flesh Turtledove, Harry 1988
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