- sandhog
- noun Date: 1903 a laborer who works in a caisson in driving underwater tunnels
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Sandhog — is the slang term given to urban miners, construction workers who work underground on a variety of excavation projects. Generally these projects involve tunneling, caisson excavation, road building, or some other type of underground construction… … Wikipedia
sandhog — ☆ sandhog [sand′hôg΄, sand′häg΄ ] n. a laborer employed in underground or underwater construction projects, working under compressed air, as in a caisson or tunnel … English World dictionary
sandhog — /sand hog , hawg /, n. 1. a laborer who digs or works in sand. 2. a person who works, usually in a caisson, in digging underwater tunnels. Also, sand hog. [1900 05, Amer.; SAND + HOG] * * * … Universalium
sandhog — noun a person employed to dig tunnels … Wiktionary
sandhog — n. one who works or digs in sand; one who works underground … English contemporary dictionary
sandhog — noun N. Amer. a person doing construction work underground or under water … English new terms dictionary
sandhog — sand•hog [[t]ˈsændˌhɒg, ˌhɔg[/t]] n. a person who works in a caisson in digging underwater tunnels • Etymology: 1900–05, amer … From formal English to slang
sandhog — n. US a person who works underwater laying foundations, constructing tunnels, etc … Useful english dictionary
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Borden Chase — (January 11, 1900 ndash; March 8, 1971) was an American writer.Born Frank Fowler, he went through an assortment of jobs, including driving for gangster Frankie Yale and working as a sandhog on the construction of New York s Holland Tunnel, before … Wikipedia
