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Working the Waterfront: the Ups and Downs of a Rebel Longshoreman choose

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[US] Mers & Grieder Ups and Downs of a Rebel Longshoreman 5: Armed with a shovel apiece — the old ‘idiot spoon,’ ‘Mexican dragline,’ the muckstick [etc.].
at idiot spoon (n.) under idiot, n.
[US] Mers & Grieder Ups and Downs of a Rebel Longshoreman 5: Armed with a shovel apiece—the old ‘idiot spoon,’ ‘Mexican dragline,’ the muckstick [etc.].
at Mexican dragline (n.) under Mexican, adj.
[US] Mers & Grieder Ups and Downs of a Rebel Longshoreman 5: Armed with a shovel apiece — the old ‘idiot spoon,’ ‘Mexican dragline,’ the muckstick [etc.].
at muckstick (n.) under muck, n.1
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