Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that skids.
- noun One that makes use of a skid.
- noun A heavy, four-wheel tractor used to haul logs, especially over rugged terrain.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who skids, or uses a skid.
- noun A steam-engine, usually operating from a railroad-track, which skids logs by means of a cable.
- noun The foreman of a crew which constructs skid-roads.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One that skids logs.
- noun An engine for hauling the cable used in skidding logs.
- noun The foreman of a construction gang making a skid road.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Agent noun ofskid ; one who skids. - noun engineering a
vehicle for pulling trees out of aforest
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a tractor used to haul logs over rough terrain
- noun a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
- noun a worker who uses a skid to move logs
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Examples
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A skidder is a heavy vehicle used in logging operations for pulling cut trees out of the woods.
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A skidder is a heavy vehicle used in logging operations for pulling cut trees out of the woods.
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A skidder is a heavy vehicle used in logging operations for pulling cut trees out of the woods.
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A skidder is a heavy vehicle used in logging operations for pulling cut trees out of the woods.
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A skidder is a heavy vehicle used in logging operations for pulling cut trees out of the woods.
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Meanwhile, the skidder starts lighting his own farts, or else has an accident with his flammable crotchal deodorant and pubic styling products:
Living in a World of Fools: How Deep is your Ride BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Hazard also comes from the heavy equipment for bundling logs and moving them out of the woods on greasy skidder trails and along narrow dirt roads.
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A bad wet spell can make the roads and skidder trails impassable.
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I skied on through, just nosy-poking, but no grooming over the skidder ruts.
Pending business jhetley 2009
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Alter ego: None, but seven Batpods do exist: four flat-out racers, one that does the lowering trick, a tracking vehicle for close-ups, and the super-skidder from the movie's trailer.
pomegranate commented on the word skidder
A woods workhorse with gigantic rubber tires and a chain winch used to haul logs from woods to landing.
December 5, 2007