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whistle-stop
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noun
- a small town, orig. one at which a train stopped only upon signal
- a brief stop in a small town as part of a tour, esp. in a political campaign; orig., such a stop in which the candidate spoke from the rear platform of a train
intransitive verb whistle-stopped, whistle-stopping
to make a series of whistle-stops
See whistle-stop in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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