jerkwater

Etymology
US mid-19th century. From. Refers to the need to supply the boilers of steam trains with water. In rural areas and small towns with no water tower, where the train did not stop, this was done by scooping ("jerking") water from a track pan.

Noun

 * 1)  A train on a branch line.
 * 2) A jerkwater town.
 * 1) A jerkwater town.

Adjective

 * 1)  Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.

Synonyms

 * See: Thesaurus:remote place

Translations

 * Russian: ,