Hudson
noun/ˈhʌd.sən/
Etymology From Hudd + -son. Doublet of Hutson.
1
An automobile manufactured by the Hudson Motor Company.
2
Rail transport, Railways, Transport Canada, US A steam locomotive of the 4-6-4 wheel arrangement.
- The water-level route, the whistle and the loud staccato exhaust of this great engine recalled most vividly memories of the New York Central Hudsons highballing along the Hudson River between Harmon and Albany!1960 October, P. Ransome-Wallis, “Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 613: