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stabbing boards

stabbing boards is the plural of stabbing board.

Meaning of stabbing board

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

Questions about stabbing boards

What is stabbing boards the plural of?
Stabbing boards is the plural of stabbing board.

Words near stabbing boards in the dictionary

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

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