locie

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

locomotive +‎ -ie

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈləʊki/

Noun

locie (plural locies)

  1. (slang) A steam locomotive.
    • 1976, Howard White, Raincoast Chronicles, First Five, page 119:
      […] a locie which had originally operated on the New York Elevated Railway and ended up serving both mills and mines […]
    • 2015, Angelo Pagnotti, Godfather and Sons: A Legacy of Deceit:
      […] locies coming out of the mine carried slag, the rock and shale waste extracted while digging for coal. […] a locie driver dumped usable coal in a specific location.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔ.t͡ɕɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔt͡ɕɛ
  • Syllabification: lo‧cie

Noun

locie m inan

  1. locative/vocative singular of lot
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