Meanings
nouncow pusher (plural cow pushers)
plural cow pushers
- rail transportA cowcatcher
Small boys in 1963 could have traction engines with real steam coming out of the funnel, and Old Western locos had flashing lights, hooters and cow-pushers.
1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 94
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