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sled cultivator

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go-dev⋅il

[goh-dev-uhl]
–noun
1. a flexible, jointed apparatus forced through a pipeline to free it from obstructions.
2. a dart dropped into a well, esp. an oil well, to explode a charge of dynamite or nitroglycerin previously placed in a desired position.
3. Railroads. a handcar.
4. a sled used to drag or carry logs, stone, etc.
5. Also called sled cultivator. a cultivator that rides on wooden runners and is used on listed furrows.
6. Western U.S. any exceptionally fast or effective machine or appliance: That food processor is a real go-devil.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism
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