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oil derrick
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Origin of oil derrick1
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Example Sentences
Like a gallows, almost concealed behind a fringe of poplar trees, stood the familiar lines of an oil derrick.
One day he conceived the idea of climbing to the top of the oil-derrick and writing a poem to vent his pent-up fervor.
One bird had a nest and four eggs approximately 150 feet from an oil derrick, surrounded on all sides by the tracks of vehicles.
Just before we enter McMurray the wraith of a tall oil-derrick tells of the enterprise of some pioneer in the wilderness.
Jack had never actually seen an oil derrick before in his life, but he knew that this was one.
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