From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tram \Tram\, n. [Sp. trama weft, or F. trame.]
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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tram \Tram\, n. (Mech.)
Same as Trammel, n., 6.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tram \Tram\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trammed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tramming.]
To convey or transport on a tramway or on a tram car.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tram \Tram\, v. i.
To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway; to travel
by tramway.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tram \Tram\, n. [Prov. E. tram a coal wagon, the shaft of a cart
or carriage, a beam or bar; probably of Scand, origin; cf.
OSw. tr[*a]m, trum, a beam, OD. drom, Prov. & OHG. tram.]
1. A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine,
as for carrying coal or ore.
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2. The shaft of a cart. [Prov. Eng.] --De Quincey.
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3. One of the rails of a tramway.
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4. A car on a horse railroad. [Eng.]
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Tram car, a car made to run on a tramway, especially a
street railway car.
Tram plate, a flat piece of iron laid down as a rail.
Tram pot (Milling), the step and support for the lower end
of the spindle of a millstone.
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