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slopeman

noun
slope·man | \ ˈslōpmən \
plural slopemen

Definition of slopeman 

: a worker who grades slopes of excavations with hand tools

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slope-intercept form

slope-line approach

slopeman

slope off

slopestyle

slope wash

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