buck-hoist

A form of buck hoist — An external elevator, especially a temporary one up the side of a building that is under construction or repair.

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Meanings

nounbuck-hoist (plural buck-hoists)

plural buck-hoists

  1. alternativeAlternative form of buck hoist.

    When the shift was over, we would stack our tools in the gang-box and line up at the buck-hoist, …

    2014, M. David Hornbuckle, editor, Steel Toe Review, volume 3, page 130
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    “Awright! That'll make getting these frames up there a lot easier than using the high-reach” Art happily states. “Let's move this operation down to the buck-hoist and get the frames up over there” Jeff commands.

    2010, Paul Husker, Invasion of the Hardhats, →ISBN
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APA

buck-hoist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck-hoist

MLA

“buck-hoist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck-hoist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buck-hoist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck-hoist.

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