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DINKEY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dinkey mean?
• DINKEY (noun)
The noun DINKEY has 1 sense:
1. a small locomotive
Familiarity information: DINKEY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small locomotive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
dinkey; dinky
Hypernyms ("dinkey" is a kind of...):
engine; locomotive; locomotive engine; railway locomotive (a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks)
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