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| Domain | Definition |
Food & Agriculture | A)originally, one who directs the attaching of the cable to a turn of logs; b)currently, the foreman of a yarding crew. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | In bituminous coal mining, a laborer who attaches the hook at the end of a hoisting cable to the link of the leading or near car of a trip of cars to be hauled up or lowered down an incline in the mine or at the surface.Also called rope cutter. (references) |
Occupations | Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in yarding and loading logs in $T3high lead,$T1 slack line, or similar cable yarding system: Determines location of blocks, guy lines, spar, and yarding and loading equipment, according to location and size of landing and type of terrain. Inspects rigging for defects and unsafe conditions, and oversees repair or replacement. Directs rigging crew in setting side and tail blocks, rigging spars, notching anchor stumps, raising guy lines, and installing running tackle. Observes yarding system in operation, and directs relocation of rigging to relieve equipment strain or to extend range of system. Informs RIGGING SLINGER (logging) of log removal sequence, capacity of yarding system and equipment, and related factors. Coordinates dismantling and moving of equipment to new site. Trains workers in safety regulations and activities, such as splicing cable, maintaining equipment, and rigging and operating yarding systems. May supervise crew of tractor yarding workers. Performs duties as described under SUPERVISOR (any industry) Master Title. (references) |
| Assembles rigging to lift and move equipment or material in manufacturing plant, shipyard, or on construction project: Selects cables, ropes, pulleys, winches, blocks, and sheaves, according to weight and size of load to be moved. Attaches pulley and blocks to fixed overhead structures, such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole booms, with bolts and clamps. Attaches load with grappling devices, such as loops, wires, ropes, and chains, to crane hook. Gives directions to OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR (any industry) 921.663-010 or HOISTING ENGINEER (any industry) engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and material handled, using hand signals, loudspeaker, or telephone. Sets up, braces, and rigs hoisting equipment, using handtools and power wrenches. Splices rope and wire cables to make or repair slings and tackle. May direct workers engaged in hoisting of machinery and equipment into ships and be designated Machinery Erector (ship-boat mfg.). When hoisting and moving construction machinery onto truck beds, may be designated Machine Mover (construction). (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: HOOK TENDER |
| Specialty definitions using "HOOK TENDER": RIGGING SLINGER ♦ second rigger. (references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
hook tender | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "HOOK TENDER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | formand ved tovbanetransport (hooker, yarding hook-tender). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | chef chargeur (hooker, yarding hook-tender). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Hook tender (hooker, yarding hook-tender). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | επικεφαλής φορτωτής (hooker, yarding hook-tender). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | caposquadra addetto al collegamento dei tronchi (hooker, yarding hook-tender). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ookhay endertay chefe da equipa que fixa os carregamentos de toros aos sistemas de teleferagem (hooker, yarding hook-tender). (various references) eslinguero (hooker, yarding hook-tender), capataz de amarre (hooker, yarding hook-tender). (various references) skogsrättare (hooker, yarding hook-tender), skogsförman (hooker, yarding hook-tender), skogsarbetsledare (hooker, yarding hook-tender). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-h-k-n-o-o-r-t" | |
-2 letters: dethrone, enrooted, threnode. | |
-3 letters: erodent, honored, honoree, thereon, thorned, throned, tokened. | |
-4 letters: dehorn, dehort, denote, enroot, hented, hereon, hereto, hetero, honked, honker, hooked, hooker, hooted, hooter, horned, hornet, hotrod, kerned, ketone, nether, nother, redone, rented, retook, rodent, rooked, rooted, tender, teredo, thoron, throne, troked. | |
-5 letters: deter, doeth, donee, donor, doter, drone, ender, enter, erode. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 4F 4F 4B 54 45 4E 44 45 52 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01001111 01001111 01001011 00100000 01010100 01000101 01001110 01000100 01000101 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H O O K   T E N D E R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 004F 004F 004B 0054 0045 004E 0044 0045 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)424949452543948383952 |
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