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noun • (c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive | ||||
| 33% | 5 | A smack given as punishment | ||
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| 29% | 10 | Cornish engineer who built the first full-scale working railway steam locomotive | ||
noun • English engineer who built the first railway locomotive (1771-1833) | ||||
Locomotive Working Given One Right Smack On The Outside
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IRONHORSE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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IRONHORSE
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