whistlestop

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== English == === Etymology === From whistle +‎ stop. === Noun === whistlestop (plural whistlestops) (US, dated) A minor railway station at which a train stops if specifically requested. ==== Usage notes ==== Now used attributively to describe a tour that makes frequent stops. See whistlestop tour === Verb === whistlestop (third-person singular simple present whistlestops, present participle whistlestopping, simple past and past participle whistlestopped) Alternative form of whistle-stop. === Anagrams === postwhistle, whistle post