crack train en · NOUN
Etymology
From crack (“best, first-rate”).
Meanings
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(US, dated, dialectal) Fastest express train between two stops.
1988 Lawrence Davis, Pullman porter in the 1940s, quoted on Different Trains, by Steve Reich. The crack train from New York.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crack trains | Number=Plur | lexicographic |