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wrecking car
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wrecking car1
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
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Example Sentences
It consisted of a wrecking car, a caboose, and one coach with tender and engine.
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"If you will take a bit of help from an outsider, I think we needn't wait for the wrecking-car," he said to the dubious trainmen.
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This occurred under the lee of a cliff, so we went in search with wrecking car the next day.
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Here, men,” he called to his assistants on the wrecking car, “fetch this fellow into the shanty yonder.
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The best thing to do is to get a wrecking car here; meantime, the trestle should be guarded.
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