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swamper [′swäm·pər] (mining engineering) A rear brakeman in a metal mine. A laborer who assists in hauling ore and rock, coupling and uncoupling cars, throwing switches, and loading and unloading carriers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| com Interco Super Swamper Tread Depth Weight Price 3/4" 21 lb. From 1883 to 1888, the five sets of wagons and their mule teams - each commanded by a teamster and a swamper - hauled borax 165 miles through the Panamint Mountains and across the Mojave Desert to the railroad in Mojave. The swampers who lived within the Okefenokee until the early 20th century learned to find their way around by studying the thickness of tree bark. |
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