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- noun humorous, nonstandard A student of
ferroequinology ; a person who studies trains.
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Latin ferrum ("iron") + Latin equus ("horse") + English -logist
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reesetee commented on the word ferroequinologist
A railroad or model railroad enthusiast. (From Dow's Dictionary of Railway Quotations.) "Ferroequino" derives from the Latin for "iron horse," an early term for a locomotive.
September 12, 2007