skidder

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skidder - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Skidder \Skid"der\, n.
     One that skids; one that uses a skid; specif.: (Logging)
     (a) One that skids logs.
     (b) An engine for hauling the cable used in skidding logs.
     (c) The foreman of a construction gang making a skid road.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

skidder - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  skidder
      n 1: a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
           [syn: skidder, slider, slipper]
      2: a worker who uses a skid to move logs
      3: a tractor used to haul logs over rough terrain