choker-setter

choker-setter
/choh"keuhr set'euhr/, n.
(in logging) a worker whose job is to fasten a choker to logs.

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  • chokerman — ˈchōkə(r)mən noun (plural chokermen) : one who puts chokers around logs and gets them ready for hauling called also choker setter …   Useful english dictionary

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