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locie

/ˈləʊki/

locie noun: a steam locomotive.

Noun

locie (plural locies)

  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

Forms of locie

plurallocies
alternative formloci
alternative formlokie

Origin of locie

locomotive + -ie

Questions about locie

What does locie mean?
Locie means a steam locomotive.
What part of speech is locie?
Locie is a noun.
How do you pronounce locie?
Locie is pronounced /ˈləʊki/.
What is the plural of locie?
The plural of locie is locies.

Words near locie in the dictionary

  1. loci
  2. loci classici
  3. loci of control
  4. Locicero
  5. Lociceros
  6. locie
  7. locies
  8. locin
  9. locing
  10. locis
  11. lock

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