jankern.
/ˈdʒaŋkə/, U.S. /ˈdʒæŋkər/, Scottish English /ˈdʒaŋkər/ Scottish.
A long pole on wheels, used for carrying logs, also casks or other heavy weights.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > other vehicles according to specific use > [noun] > vehicle for moving timber or heavy weights
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1823 Edinb. Evening Courant 26 July A janker..was passing along with a log of wood.
1828 H. Steuart Planter's Guide 492 In Edinburgh, Glasgow, and other great towns in this kingdom, a Pole or beam, from fifteen to thirty feet long, of great strength, and fortified with iron, when mounted on a Crossbar with a pair of high Wheels at each end, is called ‘a Janker’; and the immense logs of wood, which are transported by means of it..are swung under the axle and..pole.
1891 Sc. Leader 21 Jan. 5 A man..attempted to jump on to a janker, used for carrying logs, but fell to the ground.
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