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drifter
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drifter
1. a boat used for drift-net fishing
2. Nautical a large jib of thin material used in light breezes

drifter [′drif·tər]
(mechanical engineering)
A rock drill, similar to but usually larger than a jack hammer, mounted for drilling holes up to 4½ inches (11.4 centimeters) in diameter.
(mining engineering)
A person who excavates mine drifts.
An air-driven rock drill used for excavating mine drifts and crosscuts.

drifter
A type of pneumatic, percussive rock drill.


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I suppose if we get really technical, as The Shadows evolved out of The Drifters after a wrangle with the US group of the same name, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Tony Meehan and Jet Harris were all missing from the original line-up of first The Drifters then Cliff Richard and The Drifters, the band responsible for Cliff's early records, including his first big hit, Move It.
The Four Tops and The Temptations will be joined by The Drifters and The Three Degrees for a gig at the Metro Radio Arena on March 23 next year, with tickets on sale from Friday.
Headlining the Bourbon Blues Brawl at Stockton's Georgian Theatre are local favourites THE HIGH PLANE DRIFTERS, who have recently returned from touring America.
 
 
 
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