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Meaning of jerk-water | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A branch line train, using light equipment

derogatory

Examples

“The mail was brought by a tiny "jerk-water" bobtail dummy and coach run by one, Tony, from Pearl City, a mile away, to a station near the end of the peninsula.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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