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derrick (iou) and Pinkerton's (oh)


derrick (iou)



derrick noun. E17.
[Derrick, the surname of a noted London hangman fl. 1600.]
(Derrick.) A hangman; hanging; the gallows. E17-L18.
A contrivance for hoisting or moving heavy weights:
a. Nautical. A tackle used at the outer quarter of the mizzen-mast. M-L18.
b. A spar or boom set up obliquely, with its head steadied by guys, and fitted with tackle, orig. used on board ship. M18.
c. A kind of crane with a jib or adjustable arm pivoted to the foot of the central post, deck, or floor. M19.
A framework erected over an oil-well or similar boring, to support the drilling apparatus. M19.
derricking noun hoisting or moving heavy weights by a derrick L19.
derricking adjective operating as or like a derrick E20.

Pinkerton's (oh)



also Pinkerton's National Detective Agency
a private detective business in the US, started by Allan Pinkerton (1819-84)