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Pullman

pull·man

UK/ˈpʊlmən/ US/ˈpʊlmʌn/ uncommon us

noun

Origin

Ellipsis of Pullman car, after the Pullman Palace Car Company, named after American engineer and industrialist George Pullman (1831-1897).

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