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Definition of Dinkey
1. Noun. A small locomotive.
Definition of Dinkey
1. a small locomotive [n -KEYS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dinkey
Literary usage of Dinkey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"THE dinkey-BIRD IN an ocean, 'way out yonder (As all sapient people know), Is
the land of Wonder-Wander, Eugene Field. Whither children love to go; ..."
2. Love-songs of Childhood by Eugene Field (1894)
"THE dinkey-BIRD IN an ocean, 'way out yonder (As all sapient people know), Is
the land of Wonder-Wander, Whither children love to go; It's their playing, ..."
3. Tariff ...: Hearings Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate by United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance (1921)
"Mr. dinkey. Except that that mine we are treating a little differently. ... Mr.
dinkey. Twenty-five cents. That rate went into effect in the middle of ..."
4. Tariff ... Hearing[s] ... on H.R. 7456 by United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance (1921)
"Mr. dinkey. Twenty-five cents. That rate went into effect in the niddle of August,
... Mr. dinkey. Before we got into the war, when the war was started, ..."
5. Earthwork and Its Cost: A Handbook of Earth Excavation by Halbert Powers Gillette (1920)
"When a rail was moved over toward the loading truck this hook was fastened to
the rail and the dinkey then dragged the rail to the rear of the shovel. ..."
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