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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Cowcatcher

/(-k?ch`?r)/ · Cow·catch·er · IPA
01 n. A strong inclined frame, usually of wrought-iron bars, in front of a locomotive engine, for catching or throwing off obstructions on a rail…
  1. 1.
    A strong inclined frame, usually of wrought-iron bars, in front of a locomotive engine, for catching or throwing off obstructions on a railway, as cattle; the pilot.[U.S.] Also: pilot
Syn. fender, buffer, pilot.