jerkwater train

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• jerkwater — /jerrk waw teuhr, wot euhr/, adj. 1. Informal. insignificant and out of the way: a jerkwater town. 2. (formerly) off the main line: a jerkwater train. n. 3. (formerly) a train not running on the main line. [1875 80, Amer.; JERK1 + WATER; so… …   Universalium

• jerkwater — ☆ jerkwater [jʉrk′wôt΄ər ] n. [ JERK1 + WATER: prob. in reference to pulling the valve on the water tank to fill the engine boiler] a train on an early branch railroad adj. Informal small, unimportant, etc. [a jerkwater town] …   English World dictionary

• jerkwater — adjective Etymology: from jerkwater rural train Date: 1888 1. remote and unimportant < jerkwater towns > 2. trivial …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• jerkwater — 1. noun /ˈdʒɚk.wɑ.tɚ/ A train on a branch line. […] by bailing from near streams with buckets, (the brake man called this operation jerking water) and from this the road gets its name of jerkwater road. 2. adjective /ˈdʒɚk.wɑ.tɚ/ Of an inhabited… …   Wiktionary

• jerkwater — adj. unimportant, insignificant; not on the main line (of a train) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Water stop — A water stop or water station on a railroad is a place where trains stop to replenish water. The stopping of the train itself is also referred to as water stop . The term originates from the times of steam engines, when large amounts of water… …   Wikipedia

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• jerk|wa|ter — «JURK WAW tuhr, WOT uhr», noun, adjective. U.S. Informal. –n. 1. a train on a branch railway. 2. a place on a railroad where trains stop only or chiefly to get water. 3. a place of slight importance. –adj. 1. insignificant; unimportant. 2. not on …   Useful english dictionary

• jerk-water — 1. noun A branch line train, using light equipment The mail was brought by a tiny jerk water bobtail dummy and coach run by one, Tony, from Pearl City, a mile away, to a station near the end of the peninsula. 2. adjective a) Of an inhabited place …   Wiktionary