1. (n.) A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or ore.

2. (n.) The shaft of a cart.

3. (n.) One of the rails of a tramway.

4. (n.) A car on a horse railroad.

5. (n.) 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.

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