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stabbing board

stabbing board noun: a temporary platform erected in a derrick on which a derrickhand stands to run in casing.

Noun

stabbing board (plural stabbing boards)

  1. (oil industry) A temporary platform erected in a derrick on which a derrickhand stands to run in casing.
    • The derrickman releases the "stabbing board", a pivoting plank like a diving board, then walks out to the very end and, wearing a safety harness called a "belly buster", leans out at a horrific angle to make sure the pipe is lined up straight.2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest, NSW: Allen and Unwin, page 68

Forms of stabbing board

pluralstabbing boards

Questions about stabbing board

What does stabbing board mean?
Stabbing board means a temporary platform erected in a derrick on which a derrickhand stands to run in casing.
What part of speech is stabbing board?
Stabbing board is a noun.
What is the plural of stabbing board?
The plural of stabbing board is stabbing boards.

Words near stabbing board in the dictionary

  1. stabbiest
  2. stabbily
  3. stabbiness
  4. stabbing
  5. stabbing a guess
  6. stabbing board
  7. stabbing boards
  8. stabbing in the back
  9. stabbingly
  10. stabbings
  11. stabboard

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