cattle car

cat·tle car

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kat-l kahr]
- /ˈkæt l kɑr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kat-l kahr]
- /ˈkæt l kɑr/

Definitions of cattle car words

noun cattle car Railroads. stock car (def 2). 1
noun cattle car Slang. a railroad passenger car providing little comfort and few amenities. 1
noun cattle car A car, often a train car or semi-trailer, used to transport cattle. 0
noun cattle car (Slang) a paddy wagon, a van for transporting people who have been arrested. 0

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Origin of cattle car

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Cattle car

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Cattle car

cattle car popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cattle car usage trend in Literature

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