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bullgine

  • /ˈbʊld͡ʒaɪn/

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Blend of bull + engine.

noun bullgines · bulgine

  1. US, obsolete, slang A steam locomotive. Undoubtedly they were leaning far out of the windows, peering for signals, in momentary relaxation from the strain of nursing the slipping "bullgines" up the hill.

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"bullgine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bullgine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{bullgine_2026,
  title = {bullgine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bullgine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}