dog spike

See also: dogspike

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪk

Noun

dog spike (plural dog spikes)

1. (rail transport) Alternative form of dogspike.
   • 1943 September and October, “Railway Construction and Operation at War Department Depots”, in Railway Magazine, page 262:

     The type normally used is the British Standard 75-lb. flat-bottom rail, which is laid on cast-iron bearing plates and on plain tracks is secured by steel dog spikes.