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Switch :: Switch (n.) A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails, for transferring cars from one track to another..

Switch :: Switch (n.) A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women..

Switch :: Switch (n.) A small, flexible twig or rod..

Sway-backed :: Sway (n.) A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.

Switched :: Switch (n.) A mechanical device for shifting an electric current to another circuit.

Switch :: Switch (v. t.) To trim, as, a hedge..

Switchel :: Switch (v. i.) To walk with a jerk.

Switch :: Switch (v. t.) To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; -- generally with off, from, etc.; as, to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another..

Target :: Target (n.) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal..

Automatical :: Automatical (a.) Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under fixed conditions; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are done by the machine or device itself; as, the automatic feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic engine or switch; an automatic mouse..

Swithe :: Switchy (a.) Whisking.

Dolly :: Dolly (n.) A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc..

Pointsman :: Pointsman (n.) A man who has charge of railroad points or switches.

Switchmen :: Switching () a. & n. from Switch, v..

Shunt :: Shunt (v. t.) To turn off to one side; especially, to turn off, as a grain or a car upon a side track; to switch off; to shift..

Gird :: Gird (n.) A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.

Switching :: Switchel (n.) A beverage of molasses and water, seasoned with vinegar and ginger..

Turn-out :: Turn-out (n.) A short side track on a railroad, which may be occupied by one train while another is passing on a main track; a shunt; a siding; a switch..

Point :: Point (n.) A switch.

Switchman :: Switchmen (pl. ) of Switchma.

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