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wild-cat

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  1. 1. a. Unsound; worthless; irresponsible; unsafe; -- said to have been originally applied to the notes of an insolvent bank in Michigan upon which there was the figure of a panther. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Running without control; running along the line without a train; as, a wild-cat locomotive. Source: opted
  3. 3. 1. Unsound; worthless; irresponsible; unsafe; -- said to have been originally applied to the notes of an insolvent bank in Michigan upon which there was the figure of a panther. 2. (Railroad) Running without control; running along the line without a train; as, a wild-cat locomotive. Source: webster
  4. 4. Running without control; running along the line without atrain; as, a wild-cat locomotive. Source: adambom

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