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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rod by which two draw-bars, or the drawing-gears at the opposite ends of a railroad-car, are joined.
- noun A straight rod with a thread and nut at one end and an eye and thread and nut at the other, used to secure the draw-bar of a sleigh.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Railroad) A rod which unites the drawgear at opposite ends of the car, and bears the pull required to draw the train.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun rail transport A
rod which unites thedrawgear at opposite ends of the car, and bears thepull required to draw the train.
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