Drawbar meaning : An open-mouthed bar at the end of a car, which receives a coupling link and pin by which the car is drawn. It is usually provided with a spring to give elasticity to the connection between the cars of a train. A bar of iron with an eye at each end, or a heavy link, for coupling a locomotive to a tender or car. A device to couple a powered road vehicle to a load to transfer tractive effort to the load, either as a push or as a pull. A sliding bar on a Hammond organ, controlling the volume of a waveform. A device for changing the tools on milling machines.