derrickhand
nounEtymology
From derrick + hand.
Definitions
A worker on an oil rig, working on a raised platform from which they guide instruments in…
A worker on an oil rig, working on a raised platform from which they guide instruments in and out of the well.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
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