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dragbox

noun

Etymology

From drag + box.

  1. derived from Boxenstopp
  2. derived from pyxis
  3. derived from buxis
  4. inherited from *buhsā✻
  5. inherited from box
  6. inherited from box — “container, box, cup”
  7. formed as dragbox — “drag + box”

Definitions

  1. A substantial, often cast metal, part of a locomotive to which the coupling mechanism is…

    A substantial, often cast metal, part of a locomotive to which the coupling mechanism is attached to allow the locomotive to pull a train.

    • Under British Railways management, a large number of fabricated dragboxes for Class 9 2-10-0s were made at Eastleigh, for use in other Regions' works.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA