Usually means: Device on trains for obstacles.
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  1. cowcatcher: Merriam-Webster
  2. cowcatcher: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. cowcatcher: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. cowcatcher: Collins English Dictionary
  5. cowcatcher: Vocabulary.com
  6. cowcatcher: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. cowcatcher: Wiktionary
  8. cowcatcher: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. cowcatcher: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. cowcatcher: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. cowcatcher: Dictionary.com
  12. Cowcatcher: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. cowcatcher: Rhymezone
  14. cowcatcher: FreeDictionary.org
  15. cowcatcher: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. cowcatcher: TheFreeDictionary.com
  17. cowcatcher: Wordnik
  18. cowcatcher: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. cowcatcher: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (cowcatcher)

noun:  (rail transport, principally US) A plough-shaped device affixed to the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle), usually wedge or V-shaped so as to push or deflect objects on the tracks out of the way, to clear out the train's path and prevent the risk of derailment or major damage to it.
noun:  (radio, advertising) An advertisement at the start of a programme.

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