单词 | steel driver |
释义 | > as lemmassteel driver steel driver n. U.S. a person who makes holes for explosive charges, using a steel stake and a sledgehammer. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > workers with other materials > [noun] > with explosives tamper1864 powderman1886 primer1890 steel driver1916 powder monkey1917 1916 in Jrnl. Amer. Folklore (1919) 32 505 He [John Henry] was a steel driver and was famous in the beginning of the building of the C & O Railroad. 1973 A. Dundes Mother Wit 586 The story of John Henry is powerful whether there was an actual steel-driver named John Henry or..not. < as lemmas |
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