Толковый словарь английского языка - derrick
Derrick
derrick
noun Etymology: obsolete ~ hangman, gallows, from Derick, name of 17th century English hangman Date: circa 1752 a hoisting apparatus employing a tackle rigged at the end of a beam, a framework or tower over a deep drill hole (as of an oil well) for supporting boring tackle or for hoisting and lowering
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n. 1 a kind of crane for moving or lifting heavy weights, having a movable pivoted arm. 2 the framework over an oil well or similar excavation, holding the drilling machinery. Etymology: obs. senses hangman, gallows, f. the name of a London hangman c.1600 ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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