jerkwater

noun · adjectiveB2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

jerkwaters

1.
(US, historical)A train on a branch line.
2.
A jerkwater town.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more jerkwater

Superlative

most jerkwater

1.
(US, colloquial, derogatory)Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.

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Nguồn gốc từ

From jerk + water. Refers to the need to supply the boilers of steam trains with water. In rural areas and small towns with no water tower, where the train did not stop, this was done by scooping ("jerking") water from a track pan. First appears c. 1852, in the Miami County Sentinel (Peru, Indiana).