A railway locomotive that can be attached to the rear of a train to assist it in climbing an incline.
A ditcher; a drain digger.
A banksman.
The dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game.
A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland.
One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.
The stone bench on which a mason cuts or squares his work.
The layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid.
The land on which a railway (especially one that has been closed or dismantled) was built; the roadbed for a railroad.