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Definition: Powder Monkey |
Powder MonkeyNoun1. Someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Mining | A. A person employed at the powder house of a coal mine whose duty is to deliver powder to the miners. b. In some metal mines, the person who distributes powder, dynamite, and fuses to the miners at the working faces. This is a nautical term, but is frequently used in the mining industry. c. In the quarry industry, one who carries powder or other explosives to the blaster and assists by placing prepared explosive in a hole, connecting a lead wire to a blasting machine, and performing other duties as directed. Also called blaster helper; powder carrier; powderman helper.See also:powderman. (references) |
Occupations | Stores and issues explosive materials, such as blasting powder, ammonium nitrate, dynamite, fireworks, and munitions, in magazine of explosives or munitions factory, mine, arsenal, or construction project: Records nature and quantity of materials received, shipped, or issued to workers. Enforces observance of safety regulations by persons entering magazine. May direct workers engaged in moving and loading explosives into trucks or boxcars. May thaw frozen explosives. May fill bags, using loading machine. May mix fuel oil with powder to increase combustibility. May assemble fuses and detonators. May insert detonators into sticks of explosives and attach fuse or electric wire to prepare primer charges. May pack and unpack explosives, fireworks, and munitions. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | POWDER MONKEY. A boy on board a ship of war, whose business is to fetch powder from the magazine. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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| 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 |
powder monkey | 4 |
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| Language | Translations for "powder monkey"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Manx | guilley poodyragh. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | owderpay onkeymay grumete encargado de la pólvora. (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-k-m-n-o-o-p-r-w-y" | |
-3 letters: monkeypod. | |
-4 letters: monkeyed, openwork, podomere, woodener. | |
-5 letters: doormen, empower, endower, keyword, moderne, moneyed, moneyer, monkery, mooneye, powdery, powered, reendow, rewoken, woodmen, workmen. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 6F 77 64 65 72 4D 6F 6E 6B 65 79 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01101111 01110111 01100100 01100101 01110010 00100000 01001101 01101111 01101110 01101011 01100101 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P o w d e r   M o n k e y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 006F 0077 0064 0065 0072 004D 006F 006E 006B 0065 0079 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5081897071842478180777191 |
| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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