Category:Tram

Tram, n. Etym: [prov. E. tram a coal wagon, the shaft of a cart or Carriage, a beam or bar; probably of scand, origin; cf. Osw. tråm, 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.

2. The shaft of a cart. [prov. Eng.] De quincey.

3. One of the rails of a tramway.

4. A car on a horse railroad. [eng.] 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.

Tram Tram, n. Etym: [sp. trama weft, or f. trame.]

Defn: 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.