Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The rod by which a brake is operated; the rod connecting the operating lever to the brake.
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Examples
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But at 5 A.M. he was hanging about the railroad-yards at Hammond, recalling the lessons of youth in "flipping trains"; and at seven he was standing on the bumpers between two freight-cars, clinging to the brake-rod, looking out to the open meadows of Indiana, laughing to see farm-houses ringed with apple-blossoms and sweet with April morning.
The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Sinclair Lewis 1918
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For a moment Bryce clung to the brake-rod, weak and dizzy from the effects of the blow when, leaping down from the loaded truck to the caboose bumper, his face had smashed into the front of the caboose.
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He wiped it away, swung his axe, drove the blade deep into the bumper and left it there with the haft quivering; turning, he climbed swiftly up the narrow iron ladder beside the brake-rod until he reached the roof; then, still standing on the ladder, he reached the brake-wheel and drew it promptly but gradually around until the wheel-blocks began to bite, when he exerted his tremendous strength to the utmost and with his knees braced doggedly against the front of the caboose, held the wheel.
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I’ve known a brake-rod to carry away on a down grade somewhat to the inconvenience of the passengers.
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"I've known a brake-rod to carry away on a down grade somewhat to the inconvenience of the passengers.
The Little Lady of the Big House Jack London 1896
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"The brake-rod broke; the pole-strap gave way; it was all in a heap in a minute.
The Other Girls 1865
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