wheeltapper

English edit

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wheeltapper

Alternative forms edit

wheel-tapper

Etymology edit

wheel +‎ tapper

Noun edit

wheeltapper (plural wheeltappers)

(UK, rail transport, historical) A railway employee tasked with tapping the train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks.

Translations edit

railway employee tasked with tapping the train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks

German: Radklopfer m

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