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Webster 1913 Edition
Derrick
Der′rick
,Noun.
1.
A mast, spar, or tall frame, supported at the top by stays or guys, and usually pivoted at the base, with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights, such as stones in building.
Derrick crane
, a combination of the derrick and the crane, having facility for hoisting and also for swinging the load horizontally.
Definition 2024
Derrick
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See also: Derrick
English
Noun
derrick (plural derricks)
- A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects
- A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes.
- A hangman (obsolete)
References
- For "hangman": 1949, John Dover Wilson (compiler), Life in Shakespeare's England. A Book of Elizabethan Prose, Cambridge at the University Press. 1st ed. 1911, 2nd ed. 1913, 8th reprint. In Glossary and Notes
Translations
device used for lifting and moving large objects
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framework constructed over a mine or oil well