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Daily Archives: December 26, 2006
Cowcatcher
PRONUNCIATION: (COW-catch-er) http://wordsmith.org/words/cowcatcher.mp3 MEANING: (noun), An inclined frame on the front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track. ETYMOLOGY: The Camden and Amboy railroad was the first to adopt the cowcatcher in the early 1830s, although railroad … Continue reading