dinkey

din·key

also din·ky D0232000 (dĭng′kē)n. pl. din·keys also din·kies A small locomotive used in a railroad yard, as for shunting.

[From dinky.]

dinkey

(ˈdɪŋkɪ) n (Railways) US a small locomotive

dink•ey

or dink•y

(ˈdɪŋ ki)

n., pl. -eys. a small locomotive, esp. with a switch engine. [1840–50; n. use of dinky; see -ey²]

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Noun

dinkey - a small locomotivedinkylocomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive, engine - a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

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din·key

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dink•ey

or dink•y

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Synonyms for dinkey

noun a small locomotive

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