GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Locomotive , a. [Cf. F. locomotif. See Locomotion.]
   Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change place; as, a locomotive animal.
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   Used in producing motion; as, the locomotive organs of an animal.
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   Locomotive , n. A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage, especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers, or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in Appendix.
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   Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of connected drivers. -- Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.] -- Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above. -- Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
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