English
Etymology
L. ferrum iron + L. equus horse + -logy
Noun
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- context|jocular|nonstandard The study of railways in general, but especially locomotives. (Used somewhat whimsically).
#*1993 December 5, J. Alan Septimus, �Re: altitudes (was Re: Engines (Re: Amtrak derails in Boise ...))�, <tt>rec.railroad</tt>, Usenet
#*: Anyone interested in Colorado ferroequinology, get yourself a copy of the DeLorme? atlas. This shows the alignments of lots of old railroad grades
#*1995 January 30, Glenn Laubaugh, �BRASS KEY�, <tt>rec.railroad</tt>, <tt>pdx.general</tt>, and <tt>or.general</tt>, Usenet
#*: The BRASS KEY...is the unofficial, unauthorized internet newspaper of ferroequinology (Latin: Study of Iron Horses) in the Pacific Northwest.
#*1995 July 6, Paul Marsh, as quoted by Craig Symington in �Nebraska, Mosquitos, trains and girlfriends....�, <tt>bit.listserv.railroad</tt>, Usenet
#*: It has been well-established by the ferroequinology cognoscenti that train whistles cause a serious distubance among mosquitos, making them far less willing to strike their victims.
Derived terms
ferroequinologist
Dictionary notes
Defined in The Aldrich Dictionary of Phobias and Other Word Families (2002)
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