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7 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
noun a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
originNamed after British executioner Thomas Derrick, who invented the framework arrangement commonly known by this name to aid in the conduct of executions. First use appears c. 1600 in the publication Ballad Death Earl Essex.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- deck 11
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- irked 10
- reck 10
- rick 10
- dike 9
- dirk 9