"wheeltapper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wheeltappers [plural]
Etymology: From wheel + tapper. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wheel|tapper}} wheel + tapper Head templates: {{en-noun}} wheeltapper (plural wheeltappers)
  1. (UK, rail transport, historical) A railway employee tasked with tapping the train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks. Tags: UK, historical Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: wheel-tapper Translations (railway employee tasked with tapping the train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks): Radklopfer [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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