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  1. derricking: Merriam-Webster
  2. derricking: Collins English Dictionary
  3. derricking: Wordnik

(Note: See derrick as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Derrick)

noun:  A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects.
noun:  A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes.
noun:  (obsolete) An executioner responsible for hanging convicts; a hangman.
verb:  (transitive) To hoist with, or as if with, a derrick.
verb:  (transitive, baseball, informal) To remove (a pitcher).
noun:  A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Derek.
▸ Also see derrick


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