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JOHN LUTHER JONES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)
Synonyms:
Casey Jones; John Luther Jones; Jones
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
engine driver; engineer; locomotive engineer; railroad engineer (the operator of a railway locomotive)
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