plural buckers-up or bucker-ups
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: bucker entry 1 sense d
the bucker-up, who holds the red-hot rivet in place with a combination of iron bars and brute strength — San Francisco Chronicle
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: bucking bar
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“Bucker-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucker-up. Accessed 15 May. 2021.
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