noun
a metal frame attached to the front of a locomotive to clear obstacles from the track
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The locomotive was equipped with a cowcatcher to prevent animals from getting on the tracks.
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The train had a big metal thing on the front that looked like a cowcatcher.
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The train had a big ol' cow plow on the front to clear the tracks.
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She charged through the crowd like a cowcatcher, pushing everyone out of her way.