zoogler

See also: Zoogler

English

Etymology

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Noun

zoogler (plural zooglers)

  1. (US) A worker who assists in loading and unloading logs or skidding with a dray.
    • 1945, The Southern Lumberman, volume 171, page 37:
      In New England a 'zoogler' is a loader of sleds used to skid logs.
    • 1982, Lynwood Carranco, Redwood Lumber Industry, page 69:
      […] zoogler was responsible for taking care of it, following the load, and spooling the haul-back line […]

References

  • 1917, Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (page 166)
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