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Tram
Tram
,Noun.
[Prov. E.
tram
a coal wagon, the shaft of a cart or carriage, a beam or bar; probably of Scand, origin; cf. OSw. tråm
, trum
, a beam, OD. drom
, Prov. & OHG. tram
.] 1.
A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or ore.
2.
The shaft of a cart.
[Prov. Eng.]
De Quincey.
3.
One of the rails of a tramway.
4.
A car on a horse railroad.
[Eng.]
Tram car
, a car made to run on a tramway, especially a street railway car.
– Tram plate
, a flat piece of iron laid down as a rail.
– Tram pot
(Milling)
, the step and support for the lower end of the spindle of a millstone.
Tram
,Noun.
[Sp.
trama
weft, or F. trame
.] A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.