dinkey

or dink·y

[ ding-kee ]

noun

, plural dink·eys.

1. a small locomotive, especially with a switch engine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dinkey¹

1840–50; noun use of dinky; -ey ²

Example Sentences

What's those dinkey little reports and monkeydoodle business amount to, anyhow?

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The parts are shown in the drawing full size, except the clamp that holds the Dinkey in upright position (Fig. 15).

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Set it swinging and watch the bobbing performance according to Dinkey fashion.

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Below lay the chaotic construction camp buried in silence and in darkness save for the lighted windows of the dinkey.

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The shovel card is kept by the shovel runner or the fireman, and the train record is kept by the dinkey runner.

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