derrickhand

noun

Etymology

From derrick + hand.

  1. inherited from *handuz
  2. inherited from *handu
  3. inherited from hand
  4. inherited from hond
  5. compounded as derrickhand — “derrick + hand

Definitions

  1. 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

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