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Derrick
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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.