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pufferbelly

pufferbelly noun: a steam locomotive.

pufferbelly: a steam locomotive
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Noun

pufferbelly (plural pufferbellies)

  1. (dated, informal) A steam locomotive.

Forms of pufferbelly

pluralpufferbellies

Origin of pufferbelly

From puffer + belly.

Questions about pufferbelly

What does pufferbelly mean?
Pufferbelly means a steam locomotive.
What part of speech is pufferbelly?
Pufferbelly is a noun.
What is the plural of pufferbelly?
The plural of pufferbelly is pufferbellies.

Words near pufferbelly in the dictionary

  1. puffer jacket
  2. puffer jackets
  3. puffer train
  4. puffer trains
  5. pufferbellies
  6. pufferbelly
  7. pufferfish
  8. pufferfishes
  9. pufferies
  10. puffers
  11. puffery

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