fire-wagon

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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in Indian parlance, a steam locomotive.

Quotations

1926

". . . Great Spirit tell me last night fire-wagon no good for Land of Little Sticks."

1963

. . . the Indians . . . believed it [the smallpox] was caused by the smoke from the "demon fire-wagons" sticking in their throats.