dually n.— «It’s rated at 10,000-pounds towing capacity—a small house or a big trailer—and that goes up to 11,900 if you buy the dually.» —“Dodge’s Diesel Pickup A Worker” by Paul Duchene Oregonian (Portland) Aug. 15, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued...
tea sommelier n. a restaurant worker employed as an expert on teas. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
traveler n.— «Boeing’s supplier partners did not install many of the electronic and hydraulic systems into their respective fuselage sections as planned. Boeing is shifting workers—known as “travelers” in airplane production argot—from other...
sheetrockero n.— «It may be necessary to use spanglish if that is what workers use (e.g., sheetrockero, for a person who works with sheetrock).» —by Committee on Earth Resources National Research Council of the National Academies Safety is...
snowball sample n.— «Researchers pursue what is called a “snowball sample,” seeking out workers who then recruit their friends in a process they liken to a chain letter, or to the “six degrees of separation” theory of connectedness. A mathematical...
sausage boom n.— «Workers placing additional sausage boom in creek, on west side of tracks.» —“AR Photo Gallery: Canyon Derailment” Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Spill Prevention and Response Oct. 31, 1999. (source:...
