"drawgear" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drawgears [plural]
Etymology: From draw + gear. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|draw|gear}} draw + gear Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} drawgear (countable and uncountable, plural drawgears)
  1. (countable) A harness for draught horses. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-drawgear-en-noun-wGBdvZVT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. (rail transport) The means or parts by which cars are connected to be drawn. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-drawgear-en-noun-cSsLhNIJ Categories (other): Rail transportation Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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