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verbhop a freight (third-person singular simple present hops a freight, present participle hopping a freight, simple past and past participle hopped a freight)
present singular third person hops a freight · participle present hopping a freight · participle past hopped a freight · past hopped a freight
- To travel as a stowaway aboard a freight train on a railroad.
Never hop a freight, for nothing quite heals The wound received under grinding wheels.
1915 April, Edward L. Tinker, ““Nevers” for Children”, in The Mediator, volume 7, number 4, Cleveland, page 12Synonyms: hop freight
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verbTo travel as a stowaway aboard a freight train on a railroad.
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