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iron horse

noun

Older Use.
  1. a locomotive.


iron horse

noun

  1. archaic.
    a steam-driven railway locomotive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of iron horse1

First recorded in 1825–35
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She pointed to an iron horse on an utility box, quickly adding the direction of the face and handle may someday need to be changed.

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She points to an iron horse on an utility box, quickly adding the direction of the face and handle may someday need to be changed.

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The lung, which he called his "old iron horse", allowed him to breathe.

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“We are always near our ‘iron horses,’” said Ivan, the pilot, who is back on duty but not flying until he fully heals.

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Since the 1950s, America’s once great “iron horse” has suffered under the exhaust fumes of the four-wheeler.

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