| Tram (tram) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Tram |
| [Prov. E. tram a coal
wagon, the shaft of a cart or carriage, a beam or bar; probably of Scand,
origin; cf. OSw. tråm, trum, a beam, OD. drom,
Prov. *** OHG. tram.] |
A four-wheeled truck
running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or
ore.
The shaft of a cart.
One of the rails of a tramway.
A car on a horse railroad.
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A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted
together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best
quality of velvets and silk goods.
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| Tram (tram) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Tram |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Trammed (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Tramming.] |
To convey or transport on a tramway or on a
tram car.
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To operate, or conduct
the business of, a tramway] to travel by tramway.
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