dogman

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noun Australia An assistant to a crane operator, responsible for securing the crane's load and directing the operator.

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The Footscray Australian Rules football team does not mind being nicknamed The Dogs; the man who dizzily rides on the load of a crane is honorably called the dogman (or has been, since the term is now condemned by Equal Opportunities legislation; a form dogperson, or, for that matter, bitchman, appears never to have been used).

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 3 1988
But here his professional name was the "dogman;" and he held that office according to an ancient custom of the Scargate race, whence also his surname (if such it were) arose.

Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale 1862
Yes | No | Report from dogman wrote 47 weeks 2 days ago

Nancy Pelosi and the AWB 2009
Yes | No | Report from dogman wrote 36 weeks 5 days ago

Stupid Moves 2009
You really know how to keep us hooked! dogman says:

DELUGE (Part 37) – Brian Keene 2009
Yes | No | Report from dogman wrote 47 weeks 2 days ago

Nancy Pelosi and the AWB 2009
Yes | No | Report from dogman wrote 36 weeks 5 days ago

Stupid Moves 2009
Yes | No | Report from dogman wrote 48 weeks 1 day ago

Petzal: .270 vs. 2009
Five pandas, double manned incident car, four foot on the town, probys doubling with the traffic or dogman to learn the area and the night jacks leaving a contact number (you can guess where!) should they be needed.

No More Targets?……. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
Yes | No | Report from dogman wrote 48 weeks 1 day ago

Petzal: .270 vs. 2009