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locie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈləʊki/

Etymology

locomotive + -ie

Meanings

1. (slang) A steam locomotive.
   • […] a locie which had originally operated on the New York Elevated Railway and ended up serving both mills and mines […] 1976, Howard White, Raincoast Chronicles, First Five, page 119:
   • […] locies coming out of the mine carried slag, the rock and shale waste extracted while digging for coal. […] a locie driver dumped usable coal in a specific location. 2015, Angelo Pagnotti, Godfather and Sons: A Legacy of Deceit:

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