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din·key (diŋ′kē)

noun

☆ a small locomotive for hauling cars, shunting, etc. in a railroad yard

Etymology: prob. < dinky

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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