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THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE
| American | English |
|---|---|
| car (railroad) | carriage, van or waggon |
| checkers (game) | draughts |
| chicken-yard | fowl-run |
| chief-clerk | head-clerk |
| city-editor | chief-reporter |
| city-ordinance | by-law |
| clipping (newspaper) | cutting |
| coal-oil | paraffin |
| coal-scuttle | coal-hod |
| commission-merchant | factor |
| conductor (of a train) | guard |
| corn | maize, or Indian corn |
| corner (of a street) | crossing |
| corset | stays |
| counterfeiter | coiner |
| cow-catcher | plough |
| cracker | biscuit |
| cross-tie | sleeper |
| delicatessen-store | Italian-warehouse |
| department-store | stores |
| Derby (hat) | bowler |
| dime-novel | shilling-shocker |
| druggist | chemist |
| drug-store | chemist's-shop |
| drummer | bagman |
| dry-goods-store | draper's-shop |
| editorial | leader, or leading-article |
| elevator | lift |
| elevator-boy | lift-man |
| excursionist | tripper |
| express-company | carrier |
| filing-cabinet | nest-of-drawers |
| fire-department | fire-brigade |
| fish-dealer | fishmonger |
| floor-walker | shop-walker |
| fraternal-order | friendly-society |
| freight | goods |
| freight-agent | goods-manager |
| freight-car | goods-waggon |
| frog (railway) | crossing-plate |
| garters (men's) | sock-suspenders |
| gasoline | petrol |
| grade (railroad) | gradient |