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Webster 1913 Edition

Cowcatcher

Cow′catchˊer

(-k?chˊ?r)
,
Noun.
A strong inclined frame, usually of wrought-iron bars, in front of a locomotive engine, for catching or throwing off obstructions on a railway, as cattle; the
pilot
.
[U.S.]

Syn. – fender, buffer, pilot.

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