milk train

a local train running through the early hours of the morning.

Origin of milk train

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

milk stout, milk sugar, milk thistle, milk toast, milk tooth, milk train, milk vetch, milkweed, milkweed beetle, milkweed bug, milkweed butterfly

It was very clear that no milk-train nor any other train would be on time the next morning.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day|Edward E. Hale
At this moment the milk-train roared in and the teamsters began passing up their cans.
McAllister and His Double|Arthur Train
"There's the morning milk-train, you know," suggested the doctor.
Polly and Eleanor|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
The milk-train was about an hour overdue, which would make it about due in the South.
Quick Action|Robert W. Chambers

单词	milk train
释义	milk train noun Informal. a local train running through the early hours of the morning. Origin of milk train An Americanism dating back to 1850–55 Words nearby milk train milk stout, milk sugar, milk thistle, milk toast, milk tooth, milk train, milk vetch, milkweed, milkweed beetle, milkweed bug, milkweed butterfly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for milk train It was very clear that no milk-train nor any other train would be on time the next morning. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day\|Edward E. Hale At this moment the milk-train roared in and the teamsters began passing up their cans. McAllister and His Double\|Arthur Train "There's the morning milk-train, you know," suggested the doctor. Polly and Eleanor\|Lillian Elizabeth Roy The milk-train was about an hour overdue, which would make it about due in the South. Quick Action\|Robert W. Chambers
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