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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Drawbar  \Draw"bar`\,  n.  (Railroad) 
  a  An  openmouthed  bar  at  the  end  of  a  car  which  receives 
  a  coupling  link  and  pin  by  which  the  car  is  drawn.  It 
  is  usually  provided  with  a  spring  to  give  elasticity 
  to  the  connection  between  the  cars  of  a  train. 
  b  A  bar  of  iron  with  an  eye  at  each  end  or  a  heavy 
  link,  for  coupling  a  locomotive  to  a  tender  or  car 




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