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hump slug

hump slug noun: a kind of slug (locomotive accessory) designed for even slower operation than a yard slug, and able to push a long cut of cars over a hump at very low speed.

Noun

hump slug (plural hump slugs)

  1. A kind of slug (locomotive accessory) designed for even slower operation than a yard slug, and able to push a long cut of cars over a hump at very low speed.

Forms of hump slug

pluralhump slugs

Words that rhyme with hump slug

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Questions about hump slug

What does hump slug mean?
Hump slug means a kind of slug (locomotive accessory) designed for even slower operation than a yard slug, and able to push a long cut of cars over a hump at very low speed.
What part of speech is hump slug?
Hump slug is a noun.
What is the plural of hump slug?
The plural of hump slug is hump slugs.

Words near hump slug in the dictionary

  1. hump day
  2. hump days
  3. hump dumpling
  4. hump dumplings
  5. hump it
  6. hump slug
  7. hump slugs
  8. hump someone's brains out
  9. hump yard
  10. hump yards
  11. hump-backed

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