locie
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Meaning · English
A steam locomotive.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
[…] a locie which had originally operated on the New York Elevated Railway and ended up serving both mills and mines […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “locie” mean?
A steam locomotive.
Is “locie” formal or informal?
locie is generally slang.