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go-devil
[ goh-dev-uhl ]
noun
- a flexible, jointed apparatus forced through a pipeline to free it from obstructions.
- a dart dropped into a well, especially an oil well, to explode a charge of dynamite or nitroglycerin previously placed in a desired position.
- Railroads. a handcar.
- a sled used to drag or carry logs, stone, etc.
- Also called sled cul·ti·va·tor [sled, kuhl-t, uh, -vey-ter]. a cultivator that rides on wooden runners and is used on listed furrows.
- Western U.S. any exceptionally fast or effective machine or appliance:
That food processor is a real go-devil.
Word History and Origins
Origin of go-devil1
Example Sentences
When he could no longer travel by truck, he revved up the engine of his shallow-water GO-DEVIL boat and continued his rescue operation.
The splendid set pieces of the book explain the intricate classic art of building a log cabin, notch by hand-hewn notch, the principles of stone chimney construction, the shingles split from the white oak log with wedges, go-devil, maul and froe.
Painted and caparisoned in madcap masquerade, they leap down from their green go-devil and race through startled crowds like advance men for oncoming chaos.
The primary power is one of those Go-Devil motors that can get through most everything.
A ‘go-devil’ let loose too soon and blinded him.”
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