Steam-engine

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  1. 1
    Alternative form of steam engine. alt-of, alternative

    "[…] Lady Wentworth’s elbows were upraised to her shoulders, and then depressed, like the piston of a steam-engine; […]"

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"[…] Lady Wentworth’s elbows were upraised to her shoulders, and then depressed, like the piston of a steam-engine; […]"

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