| 单词 | cowcatcher |
| 例句 | Even with a cowcatcher on the front, the trains often stopped for a cow on the track. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “In case you haven’t noticed, you waif, you are about to be hooked on the cowcatcher of that streetcar.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The locomotive was black, an ungainly contraption led by the triangular snout of the cowcatcher, though there would be few animals where this engine was headed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A train comes, black and sooty, with a “triangular snout of the cowcatcher” and a single ragged boxcar. How “The Memory Police” Makes You See 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Maybe it’s the colorful psychedelic-painted steam locomotive, where balls that miss the tunnel underneath ricochet off the cowcatcher with a satisfying clang. Fun is par for the course at these five mini-golf destinations 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Put a cowcatcher on the front of that locomotive, because it is about to run into a whole lot of bull. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Model trains were not made to run 40 hours a week — how many Lionel cowcatchers on Christmas morning become dust catchers by Washington’s Birthday? Le Train Bleu Is Departing Bloomingdale’s. A Rail Buff Sees It Off. 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z A cowcatcher springs to mind as the solution to this problem, but a high tech one, not just a metal grate. How Elon Musk Could Make Tesla Animal Cruelty-Free 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z A brakeman, winding a coat around his head like a hood, and keeping one end open, sprang to the cowcatcher, link and bar ready. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z While we were talking, a trainman drew a dead chicken from between two bars of the cowcatcher, where its head was wedged. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z "It's against the law to spear fish with a cowcatcher this time o' year." Gullible's Travels, Etc. 2011-02-06T03:00:55.707Z Consequently the train was almost upon him before he became aware of it, and even as he leaped wildly to one side the edge of the cowcatcher struck him a glancing blow. The Competitive Nephew He gave it in charge of the other man, and then he climbed over the engine, and he came down on the cowcatcher. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years The cowcatcher caught her up— And she awoke to see a fuzzy bumble-bee just alighting on her nose! Every Girl's Book “Look ahead there—I just saw a man on the cowcatcher.” Ralph on the Engine The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail When he brought his obedient iron-horse to a standstill there was only the distance of a foot between the cowcatchers of the two engines. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War When I was at work in Sonoma County, California, a little fellow came and worked for ten days, who once travelled 200 miles inside the cowcatcher of an engine. A Tramp's Notebook Captain Fuller rode on the pilot of his engine, and removed such of the obstructions as were not knocked off by the cowcatcher. Stories Of Georgia Word came back from Glendive at midnight that the prisoner had reached his destination in safety, though somewhat breathless, owing to the fact that the cowcatcher "had picked up a Texas steer on the way." Roosevelt in the Bad Lands Sure enough, on the cowcatcher sat a man, huddled up comfortably. Ralph on the Engine The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail He was on the cowcatcher of an engine. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War The cowcatcher of the locomotive, which stood panting like some frightened, trembling animal, was less than five feet from the derailer! Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles The train was forced to a crawl with the cowcatcher fairly nipping at the horse's heels. Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers From the first bit of cold steel on the cowcatcher to the little last whiff of breath in the air-brake, they are wrought in—fibre of soul and fibre of body. The Voice of the Machines An Introduction to the Twentieth Century “Here’s my partner,” he announced, as the man Ralph had discovered on the cowcatcher appeared at the side of the cab. Ralph on the Engine The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail "But we will spoil their game I guess, and I don't think the railroad company will complain at the loss of a cowcatcher." Frontier Boys in Frisco The cowcatcher, headlight and forward trucks of the engine were blown to smithereens, but fortunately the boiler did not burst and there she stood like some powerful monster wounded to the death. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers I could only place stones on the line, but these were swept away by the cowcatcher, and so the train passed in safety. Three Years' War The cowcatcher was a large and important structure in the early days of railroading, but it has become relatively useless with the decrease of grade crossings and the construction of more complete lines of fence. The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope He was out on the running board and onto the cowcatcher so quickly that he seemed fairly to fly. Ralph on the Engine The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail We always expect to see an enormous red tongue running in and out over the cowcatcher. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned Just a couple of weeks longer an then no more square heads, no more flannel bandages around my legs, no more engins without cowcatchers. "Same old Bill, eh Mable!" But didn't I come near to ripping the cowcatcher from that engine? The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas I stepped on the cowcatcher and found the pilot occupied. The Road The lower part of the vehicle was crunched under the cowcatcher and the child was almost borne away with it. Ralph on the Engine The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail As many wounded as possible were piled on to the engine, standing in the cab, lying on the tender, or clinging to the cowcatcher. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria Freight-trains passed southward, blue with men in the cars, and on top of the cars, and in the caboose, and on the cowcatcher, always going south and never north. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen Rather than take another such little promenade as I had in that passage, I would submit to be placed on the middle sleeper of a railroad-bridge, with an express-train coming at me without a cowcatcher. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 Then I approached a station where the fireman always went out to the cowcatcher, opened the oil-cup on the steam-chest, and poured oil in. Edison, His Life and Inventions And I never had much trouble with the Spiggoties, what of letting them sneak free rides in the tender or on the cowcatcher. The Red One This stern-jacket, when protecting the rudder and propellers, looked very much like the cowcatcher of a locomotive, and was capable of being put to a somewhat similar use. The Great War Syndicate There was no cowcatcher in front, similar to those seen on the engines in this country, but there was a heavy iron fender in its stead, which presented a square defense. Jack North's Treasure Hunt Or, Daring Adventures in South America He leaped around in front of the cowcatcher to gain the shelter of the engine, and another bullet struck at his feet and ricocheted off into the night. The Valley of the Giants Wait till you get him on the cowcatcher of your Manton, anti then break it to him gently.' The Motormaniacs And then I spotted her, crouched down right against the cowcatcher, that close I’d almost stepped on her. The Red One The locomotive, slackening its speed, tried to clear the way with its cowcatcher; but the mass of animals was too great. Around the World in 80 Days Junior Edition At Bryce's order they clambered aboard the engine and tender, hanging on the steps, on the roof of the cab, on the cowcatcher—anywhere they could find a toe-hold. 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