cold meat train

noun

The last railway train of the night by which officers could reach Aldershot via the South Western Railway.

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Meanings

nouncold meat train (plural cold meat trains)

plural cold meat trains

  1. UKobsoleteslanggovernmentThe last railway train of the night by which officers could reach Aldershot via the South Western Railway.

Origin

So called because this train used to convey corpses to Woking on behalf of the London Necropolis Company.

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cold meat train. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20meat%20train

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“cold meat train.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20meat%20train. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cold meat train,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20meat%20train.

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