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What is a derrick?

What is a derrick? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects.
  2. A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes.
  3. (obsolete) A hangman.
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A wooden derrick, provided with topping lift and guys, was mounted on the foremast by means of a band and goose-neck.
In the late 1970s his long-time mistress, Cecilia Matos, would appear in a necklace from which hung a small, gold, oil derrick.
One of my jobs with two or three of my shipmates was to rig the derrick to bring on supplies.
Today, two derrick cranes will move the heavy reactor and its related equipment to a trailer with 360 wheels on the pier.
The centrepiece of the vessel is the derrick, which is over 60 metres high.
This compound derrick, powered by horses or steam, served as a prototype for the steel derricks used in high-rise construction today.

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