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caterpillar ((1))†
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a caterpillar tractor; a bulldozer.
See: bulldozer
Quotations
1929
Prior to 1913, all the posts in British Columbia district had their supplies delivered overland by pack horses, but today there is no need for this method, as trucks and caterpillars have taken their place. . . .
1946
[His] Caterpillar turned over and crushed him. . . .