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bullgine

/ˈbʊld͡ʒaɪn/

bullgine noun: a steam locomotive.

Noun

bullgine (plural bullgines)

  1. (US, obsolete, slang) A steam locomotive.
    • Undoubtedly they were leaning far out of the windows, peering for signals, in momentary relaxation from the strain of nursing the slipping "bullgines" up the hill.1929, The Conductor and Brakeman, volumes 46-47, page 425

Forms of bullgine

pluralbullgines
alternative formbulgine

Origin of bullgine

Blend of bull + engine.

Questions about bullgine

What does bullgine mean?
Bullgine means a steam locomotive.
What part of speech is bullgine?
Bullgine is a noun.
How do you pronounce bullgine?
Bullgine is pronounced /ˈbʊld͡ʒaɪn/.
What is the plural of bullgine?
The plural of bullgine is bullgines.

Words near bullgine in the dictionary

  1. bullfuck
  2. bullfucked
  3. bullfucking
  4. bullfucks
  5. Bullgill
  6. bullgine
  7. bullgines
  8. bullhead
  9. Bullhead City
  10. bullhead lilies
  11. bullhead lily

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