geep

noun — 2 senses

nounalso spelled Geep

/ɡiːp/

Etymology Blend of goat + sheep.

A sheep–goat hybrid, an animal with DNA from a goat and from a sheep, whether produced artificially or by natural intermating.

Geep

noun

Etymology From GP (general purpose locomotive), usually spelt with a capital G.

Rail transport, Railways, Transport Informal A nickname for the EMD GP series diesel locomotives.

Norfolk & Western was a workhorse of another strain. It dieselized in theory if not in practice a couple of decades before the first Geep hit the property.1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co.:

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