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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
the lead hand of a crew of riggers.
See: rigger
Quotations
1906
"I've been . . . riggan-slinger for this layout for over 8 years an' . . . they put on a bloomin' blue nose, who hasn't been on the coast over a year."
1965
We always need hooktenders, rigging-slingers . . . and experienced woodsmen.