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refrigerator car

refrigerator car

noun
a freight car having either an ice chest or machinery for chilling perishables and sometimes having a heating unit to keep perishables from freezing.

Origin:
1865–70, Americanism
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Refrigerator car is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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refrigerator car

noun
a freight car that is equipped with refrigeration system 
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