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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A member of an oil drilling rig who works on a derrick suspended above the rig floor, manhandling the drillpipe..
There was a movement high in the derrick; the derrickman had come off the monkey board; he was half jumping, half sliding down the ladder.
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Derrickman means A member of an oil drilling rig who works on a derrick suspended above the rig floor, manhandling the drillpipe..
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There was a movement high in the derrick; the derrickman had come off the monkey board; he was half jumping, half sliding down the ladder.
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