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rodbuster

rodbuster
 n.— «There are 98 men and two women on the job—carpenters, ironworkers (“rodbusters,” they are called), laborers and some others.» —“Crew adores Rincon tower but can’t afford to live there” by Carl Nolte San Francisco Chronicle (California) Aug. 13, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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