drawbar

  1. Noun.  (rail transport) An open-mouthed 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.
  2. Noun.  (rail transport) A bar of iron with an eye at each end, or a heavy link, for coupling a locomotive to a tender or car.
  3. Noun.  (''road transport'') A device to couple a powered road vehicle to a load to transfer tractive effort to the load, either as a push or as a pull. (See also Wikipedia:Drawbar).
  4. Noun.  (musical instruments) A device invented originally by Hammond for installation in its organs.
  5. Noun.  (engineering) A device for changing the tools on milling machines.

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