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noun
A manually operated coupling at each end of some narrow-gauge railway rolling stock, consisting of a central buffer incorporating a hook that drops into a slot in the opposing central buffer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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Synonyms: chopper coupling, claw hammer coupling
Antonyms: none provided
History
Due to it being developed in Norway c. 1870.
