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self-weighing en · ADJ

Etymology

From self- + weighing.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) That weighs itself, or its load or contents.
    • a self-weighing suitcase
    • It is probable that greater saving than this occurred in day-to-day service where men who were familiar with the Crosti engines did not over-fire them; so far as I know, however, a self-weighing tender has never been attached to one of these 2-10-0s. 1959 September, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The British Railways Class "9" 2-10-0s”, in Trains Illustrated, page 425: