English Explanatory Dictionary

wheeltapper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A railway employee tasked with tapping the train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks.

Word forms

wheeltapper wheeltappers wheel-tapper

Etymology

From wheel + tapper.

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