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TRAMS
Noun
trams
plural of tram
Verb
trams
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tram
Anagrams
• MSTAR, S.M.A.R.T., SMART, Smart, marts, smart, stram, tarms
Source: Wiktionary
TRAM
Tram, n. Etym: [Prov. E. tram a coal wagon, the shaft of a cart or carriage, a beam or bar; probably of Scand, origin; cf. OSw. trĂĄm, trum, a beam, OD. drom, Prov. & OHG. tram.]
1. A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or ore.
2. The shaft of a cart. [Prov. Eng.] De Quincey.
3. One of the rails of a tramway.
4. A car on a horse railroad. [Eng.] Tram car, a car made to run on a tramway, especially a street railway car.
– Tram plate, a flat piece of iron laid down as a rail.
– Tram pot (Milling), the step and support for the lower end of the spindle of a millstone.
Tram, n. Etym: [Sp. trama weft, or F. trame.]
Definition: A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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