Cowcatcher

/ˈkaʊ.kætʃ.ər/ noun

Definition

A metal framework mounted on the front of a locomotive or train engine designed to push obstacles, especially cattle, off the tracks.

Etymology

From 'cow' (Old English 'cu') plus 'catcher' (from Old French 'cachier' meaning to catch or hunt). Named for its original purpose of deflecting cattle from railroad tracks.

Kelly Says

Cowcatchers are a symbol of 19th-century American railroad expansion—they killed thousands of cattle and Native American horses, reshaping the frontier ecology with each mile of track!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቁላላ ማይገባ
in-k-u-la-la ma-y-ga-ba
ARالعربية
مُصْرِفُ الْبَقَر
mu-srif-ul-ba-kar
BNবাংলা
গরু ধরে রাখার যন্ত্র
goru dh-are ra-khar jantra
CACatalà
recol·lector de vaques
re-col-lec-tor deh va-kes
CSČeština
ochranný prvek pro krávy
ochran-ny pr-vek pro kra-vy
DADansk
kvægfangst
kvaeg-fangst
DEDeutsch
Ochsenfänger
o-k-sen-fen-ger
ELΕλληνικά
προστατευτικό για αγελάδες
pro-ste-y-ti-ko ya-ge-la-des
ESEspañol
recogedor de vacas
re-ko-ge-dor deh va-kas
FAفارسی
گیرنده گاو
geer-andeh gaw
FISuomi
lehmänsuojinta
leh-mänsuo-jin-ta
FRFrançais
détecteur de vache
de-tek-tor deh vahsh
GUGU
બાળક
ba-al-k
HAHA
kwari
kwa-ri
HEעברית
משטח עצירה לפרות
misht-ach et-zi-ra le-par-ot
HIहिन्दी
गाय पकड़ने वाला
gay pak-ad-ne wa-la
HUMagyar
tehénfogó
teh-en-fog-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
penangkap sapi
pen-angkap sa-pi
IGIG
nkwu
nkwu
ITItaliano
paraspigoli per mucche
pa-ra-spi-go-li per moo-che
JA日本語
牛よけ
ushi-yo-ke
KKKK
құс
q-us
KMKM
រាជ
ra-ch
KO한국어
소 잡는 기구
so jab-neun ki-gu
MRMR
कौआ
ka-ua
MSBahasa Melayu
penangkap lembu
pen-angkap lem-bu
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ပျံ
kya-uk-pyan
NLNederlands
koe-vanger
koh-van-ger
NONorsk
ku-fangst
ku-fangst
PAPA
ਕੁਕੜ
koo-k-ar
PLPolski
łapacz krów
wap-acz kro-w
PTPortuguês
captador de vacas
ka-p-ta-dor deh va-kas
RORomână
apărător de bovine
a-pa-ra-tor deh bo-vi-ne
RUРусский
отбойник для скота
ot-bo-y-nik dlya sk-ota
SVSvenska
kogevärn
koh-ge-varn
SWKiswahili
kavu ya kuzu
ka-vu ya ku-zu
TAதமிழ்
எருதுகளைத் தடுக்கும்
e-ru-th-ka-lai-th-tad-kum
TEతెలుగు
ఆవులను అడ్డుకునే
a-avu-lanu ad-d-ku-ne
THไทย
เครื่องป้องกันวัว
krung pong-gan-wa
TLTL
panlaban ng baka
pan-la-ban ng ba-ka
TRTürkçe
sığır yakalayıcı
si-gir yak-a-la-yi-ci
UKУкраїнська
захисний пристрій для худоби
za-khi-sny pri-st-riy dlya kh-u-do-bi
URاردو
گاو پکڑنے والا
ga-o pak-d-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
thiết bị chắn bò
thiet bi chan bo
YOYO
àgbà
a-g-ba
ZH中文
牛挡车
niú dǎng chē
ZUZU
inkabi
in-ka-bi

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