dinkey
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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)n
(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.
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Noun | 1. | dinkey - a small locomotive 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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