Ferroequinology

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The study of railways in general, but especially locomotives. humorous, nonstandard, uncountable

    "Anyone interested in Colorado ferroequinology, get yourself a copy of the DeLorme atlas. This shows the alignments of lots of old railroad grades"

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"Anyone interested in Colorado ferroequinology, get yourself a copy of the DeLorme atlas. This shows the alignments of lots of old railroad grades"

Etymology

Latin ferrum (“iron”) + Latin equus (“horse”) + English -logy; from iron horse

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