enginemanship en · NOUN
Etymology
From engineman + -ship.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The skill required in being an engineman.
Conversely, as compared with a diesel in modern conditions, it is a weakness of the steam locomotive that the degree of enginemanship needed for a maximum effort is not always available.
1959 March, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 130: