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Derrick

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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a sort of crane; the name is derived from that of a famous early 17th-century Tyburn hangman, and was originally applied as a synonym.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Derrick'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​d/derrick.html. 1910.
 
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