'Cowcatcher' definitions:

Definition of 'cowcatcher'

(from WordNet)
noun
An inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track [syn: fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot]

Definition of 'Cowcatcher'

From: GCIDE
  • Cowcatcher \Cow"catch`er\ (-k?ch`?r), n. A strong inclined frame, usually of wrought-iron bars, in front of a locomotive engine, for catching or throwing off obstructions on a railway, as cattle; the pilot. [U.S.]
  • Syn: fender, buffer, pilot. [1913 Webster]