SINCE 1828
deckman
noun
deck·man
| \ ˈdekmən, -ˌman\
plural deckmen
Definition of deckman
1
: a worker who mixes ingredients for paper coatings
2a
: decker sense 4
b
: a sawmill worker who operates a bull wheel that pulls cars of logs from pond to mill
c
: a sawmill worker who rolls logs from deck to carriage and positions them for sawing
— called also tripper
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