iron horse

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iron horse^¹

noun iron horses

A railroad steam locomotive.
informal A motorcycle.
Similar: steel horse
dated, humorous A velocipede; a bicycle. Run beside your iron horse, leading it, as it were, with your hand, so as to familiarize yourself with its movements : this will be an affair of a few minutes merely.

Iron Horse^²

proper noun

A census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States.

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@misc{iron_horse_2026,
  title = {iron horse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/iron%20horse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}