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Locomotive

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(1):

(a.) Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change place; as, a locomotive animal.

(2):

(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.

(3):

(a.) Used in producing motion; as, the locomotive organs of an animal.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Locomotive'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/locomotive.html. 1828.
 
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