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noun (n)

• an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  buffer, fender, pilot
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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.(noun)

  source: webster1913