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din·key

also din·ky (dĭng′kē)

n. pl. din·keys also din·kies

A small locomotive used in a railroad yard, as for shunting.

[From dinky.]

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dinkey

(ˈdɪŋkɪ)

(Railways) US a small locomotive

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dink•ey

or dink•y

(ˈdɪŋ ki)

n., pl. -eys.

a small locomotive, esp. with a switch engine.

[1840–50; n. use of dinky; see -ey²]

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locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive, engine - a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

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