Tram , n. (Mech.)
Same as Trammel, n.,
6.
Tram , v. i. To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway; to
travel by tramway.
Tram (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trammed (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Tramming.]
To
convey or transport on a tramway or
on a tram car.
Tram , n. [Sp. trama weft, or F. trame.]
A silk thread
formed of two or more
threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.
Tram (?), n. [Prov. E. tram a
coal wagon, the shaft of
a cart or carriage, a beam or bar; probably of Scand, origin; cf. OSw. tråm,
trum, a beam, OD. drom, Prov. & OHG. tram.]
1. A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or ore.
2. The shaft of a cart. [Prov. Eng.] De
Quincey.
3. One of the rails of
a tramway.
4. A car on a horse railroad. [Eng.]
Tram car, a car made to run on a tramway, especially a street railway car. -- Tram plate, a flat piece
of iron laid down as
a rail. -- Tram pot (Milling), the step and support for the lower end
of the spindle of a
millstone.
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