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Pull⋅man

  [pool-muhn] plural -mans for 1, 2.
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1. Trademark. a railroad sleeping car or parlor car.
–noun
2. (often lowercase) Also called Pullman case. a large suitcase.
3. George Mortimer, 1831–97, U.S. inventor and railroad car designer.
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Pullman   (pŏŏl'mən)   
n.  

  1. A railroad parlor car or sleeping car. Also called Pullman car.

  2. A large suitcase. Also called Pullman case.


[After George Mortimer Pullman (1831-1897), American industrialist and inventor.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Pullman 
sleeping car on a passenger train, 1867, Pullman car, in allusion to U.S. inventor George M. Pullman (1831-97) of Chicago, who designed a railroad car with folding berths.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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