What does drawhook mean?
Drawhook means (rail transport) A coupling hook..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rail transport) A coupling hook..
[...] as to wrought iron drawhooks, the failure of one of which, in a coarsely crystalline condition, was the principal cause of the accident, it was laid down in March 1934, that all new wagon drawbars must be of steel to British Standard Specification No. 80, [...].
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Drawhook means (rail transport) A coupling hook..
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[...] as to wrought iron drawhooks, the failure of one of which, in a coarsely crystalline condition, was the principal cause of the accident, it was laid down in March 1934, that all new wagon drawbars must be of steel to British Standard Specification No. 80, [...].
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