hostle

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verb

To maintain (a locomotive or other large engine); to do the work of a hostler.

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Meanings

verbhostle (third-person singular simple present hostles, present participle hostling, simple past and past participle hostled)

present singular third person hostles · participle present hostling · participle past hostled · past hostled

  1. USrail transportTo maintain (a locomotive or other large engine); to do the work of a hostler.

    The employees contend that inasmuch as there are seven engines hostled at Sleepy Eye within a 12-hour period, a hostler from the ranks of the firemen must be assigned […]

    1924, Decisions of the United States Railroad Labor Board, page 732

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hostelLhotseshotelEsholtHoletsHolste
Cite this entry
APA

hostle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostle

MLA

“hostle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hostle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostle.

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