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bullheadnoun(Canada, US) any of a variety of related species of generally dark-colored catfish in the family Ictaluridae.
bullhead railnoun(rail transport) A type of rail, most commonly used in the United Kingdom (now obsolescent), with a head and foot similar in cross-section, that is supported in cast-iron chairs and secured in the chairs by wooden wedges (known as "keys") or steel springs.
buffnounUndyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
bolsternoun(figurative) That which supports or promotes; a catalyst.
double-headingnoun(rail transport) The use of two locomotives at the front, or head, of a train.
bedstocknounThe structural framework that supports a bed, which can include any of the headboard, footboard, side rails, and platform or slats, depending on the type of bed.
brakeloadnounEnough to fill a brake (type of carriage).
switchbacknoun(by extension) (chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
railbuffnounA railway enthusiast.
beamnounA broad smile.
backloadnounA load carried on the return journey of a delivery vehicle.
buckernounA horse or other animal that bucks.
stopblocknoun(rail transport, especially US) An obstruction placed at the end of a railway track to prevent rail vehicles from going any further.
breechennounThe part of the harness that fits over the horse's rump and holds the load back or permits the horse to back it up https://web.archive.org/web/20160705124646/http://www.gaitedhorses.net/Articles/HorseGlossary.html
underbacknoun(brewing) A vessel that receives the wort as it flows from the mashing tub.
bargeloadnounA load of a barge; the amount of material that constitutes one such load.
rollbocknoun(rail transport) A bogie used to carry a railway carriage on a line of different gauge to the one it was built for, usually a narrower gauge.
busloadnounThe amount that can fit on a bus.
boundernoun(UK, dated) A dishonourable man; a cad.
hogging framenounhogframe

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