Train

tran, v. t. [trained (trand), training.] To draw along, trail; to draw by persuasion, artifice,; etc., to entice, allure; to teach and form by practhe tice; to exercise, discipline; to break, tame, and accustom to draw, as oxen. {Hort.) To lead or direct, To; to and form to a wall or espalier; to form by growth, into in the of — any to the of or who a. or Fan Training, and lopping, or pruning. — v. i. To do duty in a military company. — n. That which draws along; of esp., persuasion, artifice, or enticement; that which one is drawn along in the rear of or after something; that which is in the hinder part or rear; that part of a gown which trails behind the wearer; the after Docpart of a gun-carriage; the tail of a bird; a number of of followers; a retinue; a succe ion of connected things; series; regular method; proce ; course; a by line of gunpowder, laid to lead fire to a charge, or to a quantity intended for execution; a continuous or connected line of cars on a railroad. — Traiu'er, n. One who trains; esp., one who trains or prepares men, horses, etc., for athletic exercises; a militiaman when called out for exercise or discipline. — To Train '-band, n. A band or company of militia.— -bear'er, n. One who holds up a train, as of a robe. Train-oil, tran'oil. n. Oil from the fat of whales. or Traipse, traps, v. i. To walk or run about sluttishly or thoughtle ly.