rat spill n.— «But worse than an oil spill, in the view of wildlife biologists working furiously to protect millions of exotic animals, the freighter, if it got close enough, could cause an even greater environmental calamity: a rat spill...
monkey board n.— «The men were injured when a finger came out of a monkey board knocking both men down and falling across them.» —“Two Men Injured In Oil Field Accident” in Raymondville Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) July 24, 1945. (source:...
monkey board n. a small or narrow elevated platform on which a person stands (to operate a vehicle or machinery, or to perform other work). Editorial Note: While early in its history monkey board referred to a conductor’s place on wheeled vehicles...
monkey board n.— «She also started to learn the offshore patois used to describe the different parts of the platform: the dog house, the monkey board, the rat hole, the cat walk.» —“Taking oil painting to a whole new platform” by Susan...
rat hole n.— «She also started to learn the offshore patois used to describe the different parts of the platform: the dog house, the monkey board, the rat hole, the cat walk.» —“Taking oil painting to a whole new platform” by Susan Mansfield The...
dog house n.— «She also started to learn the offshore patois used to describe the different parts of the platform: the dog house, the monkey board, the rat hole, the cat walk.» —“Taking oil painting to a whole new platform” by Susan Mansfield The...