cowcatcher

How To Use cowcatcher In A Sentence

• And I never had much trouble with the Spiggoties, what of letting them sneak free rides in the tender or on the cowcatcher. THE HUSSY
• Strangely, the films were shot both from the cowcatchers and from other locations on the train.
• They took Nellie down to the tracks, but were most upset to find she wouldn't fit and while they were wondering what ever to do they were gently scooped up by the cowcatcher of the Elmer K. Pheffenfeifer, which was just pulling out for the Deep South. Archive 2007-09-01
• The cowcatcher had been modified to receive one end of a track segment and align pegs to matching hollows in the track.
• New Yorkers called the lot "the cowcatcher" or "the flatiron, because its triangular shape recalled the common household tool used for pressing clothing and linens. Book review of "Flatiron," about a Manhattan landmark
• A manager's like a snowplow or a cowcatcher, clearing the way so the people who can do their stuff can actually do it.
• We need a cowcatcher to clear traffic! and a bagpipe and fiddle song playing in the background on repeat. Ann Aguirre » Blog Archive » …she’s ba’-a-a-a-ck…
• The cowcatcher was a large and important structure in the early days of railroading, but it has become relatively useless with the decrease of grade crossings and the construction of more complete lines of fence. The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope
• The equipment was mounted on the lower part of the engine's front, right where a cowcatcher would be mounted on a steam locomotive.
• Finally, it can triple as a cowcatcher, much like the ones featured on throbbing steam engines.