| 单词 | bobtail car |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbobtail car bobtail car n. U.S. (see quot. 1889). ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > tramcar > types of owl car1856 horse-car1864 bobtail car1875 bobtailed car1875 automobile1881 belt tram1894 toast-rack1905 short1914 1875 Chicago Tribune 8 Sept. 8/2 The bobtail cars ought to be taken off the streets right away, or conductors put on them. 1883 Philadelph. Evening Star 13 Feb. 3/4 Bob-tail Courtesies..The old familiar bob-tail cars. 1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms Bobtail car, the popular name for a small tram-car horsed by a single animal, and on which the only official is a driver, whose office it is to collect fares and generally perform the duties of conductor in addition to his own. < as lemmas |
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