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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Thomas the Tank Engine #58249 02/22/2002 10:49 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 163 Rouspeteur member Rouspeteur member Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 163 Does anyone know why Thomas is a "tank" engine or what exactly defines a tank engine? I had never heard the word tank in this context before. It doesn't seem to refer to the wagons he pulls, as he pulls all sorts. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Thomas the Tank Engine Rouspeteur 02/22/2002 10:49 AM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine maverick 02/22/2002 10:56 AM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine wwh 02/22/2002 2:49 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine Sparteye 02/22/2002 7:43 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine Capital Kiwi 02/22/2002 8:32 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine wwh 02/22/2002 9:35 PM Jerkwaters TEd Remington 02/26/2002 9:14 PM Re: Jerkwaters wwh 02/26/2002 9:19 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine wwh 02/22/2002 9:54 PM The original and the best rkay 02/22/2002 10:51 PM Re: The original and the best Rouspeteur 02/22/2002 11:51 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine Geoff 02/24/2002 3:02 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine wwh 02/24/2002 3:42 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine belMarduk 02/24/2002 4:28 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine Keiva 02/24/2002 4:36 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine wwh 02/24/2002 4:42 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine belMarduk 02/24/2002 4:47 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine wwh 02/24/2002 5:28 PM Flying out the car door consuelo 02/24/2002 9:36 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine Geoff 02/25/2002 3:50 AM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine RhubarbCommando 02/25/2002 11:29 AM Re: Off the track but sorta related wow 02/25/2002 2:43 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine of troy 02/25/2002 4:25 PM Re: Thomas the Tank Engine RhubarbCommando 02/26/2002 1:49 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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