Definition of Cowcetcher
Cow"catch`er (-k?ch`?r), n. A
strong inclined frame, usually of wrought-iron bars, in front of
a locomotive engine, for catching or throwing off obstructions on
a railway, as cattle; the pilot. [U.S.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The V-shaped device on the front of a train (or other large vehicle) shaped so as to push a cow (that has strayed onto the train tracks) out of the way, to preventing major damage to the train.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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