Preface

If you are a Lineman this book is for you. Linemen have their own type of language. Different parts of the country have their own terms to describe, people, materials and types of work. This can range from a straight description to the hilarious. Some of the terms in this dictionary may be offensive to people outside of our profession but I felt it was important to put them in because this is how we talk. You have been warned.

This Lineman Slang Dictionary combines different terms into one guide. I have attempted to make it all encompassing, I am sure that there are terms that I have never run across. Please send me your slang terms that you use in your company, I will add them to the dictionary. You can contact me at [email protected] and I can do an update. Enjoy!

Also remember to check out my Lineman Podcast. The Lineman Life Podcast.

Stay safe and remember, you are your brother’s keeper.

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Alley Arm – a type of line construction where a Bells – a suspension or dead-end insulator. crossarm is hung by the end instead of the middle. Uses a special x-arm brace. Belt – a lineman’s climbing belt.

Amp Probe – an ampmeter. Bender – hammer.

Angel wing – cutout. Bible – Electrician’s code book.

Apprentice rubix cube – 6 ton hoist. Bicycle – a chain drill for boring holes.

Arm buster – a very large traveler. Bitch clamp – box clamp for x-braces.

As Built – a sketch of the job after it is completed Boatswain’s Chair – a small wooden seat that shows any changes made to the job. supported by four ropes secured to a ring or tied at a common point above the workman’s head. Asshole – loop in wire on the ground. Body Belt – a lineman climbing belt. Automatic – a sleeve made to put conductor together without using a compression tool.. AKA Booger Wire – a neutral wire. pickle, donkey dick, cigar. Bookie Tool – a staple puller. Baker Board – a device that attaches to a pole Bookie Wheel – a measuring device. that lets you do hot work and be at the same potential as the work. AKA Diving Board. Boomer (1) – a lineman that leaves one job to work on another. Baloney – cable Boomer (2) - a lineman who always works on the – a lineman who works with big Baloney Bender installation of new transmission lines. cable. Booties – meter clip insulators. Band Aid – 5/8 bolt with 2, 4 inch washers. Bottles – glass insulators. Banjo – straight blade shovel with a long handle. Box (1) Porcelain enclosed cutout. Barn – the place where lineman report to work. AKA baseyard. Box (2) padmounted transformer or switchgear.

Baseyard - the place where lineman report to Brain Bucket – hard hat. AKA skid lid, sweat work. AKA barn. cap.

Beckett – a cable pulling mesh grip. Works like a Broomsticks – phase spacers, used to keep phase Chinese finger trap. from coming into contact with each other in midspan. Becky – a cable sling Buck – to lower or attempt to lower the voltage. Bell Wrench - a one piece wrench that can tighten bolt heads of different sizes. Typically Buck Arm – two sets of crossarms at 90 degrees bolts that Lineman deal with. Carriage Bolts, to each other. double-arm bolts, etc. Can also remove pole steps and j-bolts. AKA Lineman Wrench. Buck rogers – primary voltmeter.

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BuckSqueeze – a pole climbing belt made by California Splice – crossarms that are added to Buckingham Manufacturing. the top of a pole to give the pole more height.

Bug Wrench – a speed wrench used to install Callout – when a lineman get called out of shift bolted connectors (bugs). to come to work.

Bug(s) – 1) bolted connectors 2) transformer Can – OH or UG transformer. AKA kettle, tub, pot. Bull Line – steel line for pulling in wires. Candlestick – a fiberglass downlead bracket. Bull Nuts – a guy attachment that is threaded on to a bolt. Candy Grabbers – Channel lock pliers.

Bull Pen – where line construction crews gather Capstan Hoist – a portable hoist that uses a before and after work. drum and rope to lift transformers, pull rope, raise insulators. AKA Cathead, whirly-gig. Bull prick – steel spike driven into the ground to tie a hold out rope. Cat Head – a portable hoist that uses a drum and rope to lift transformers, pull rope, raise Bull rope – heavy rope that is pulled in and used insulators. AKA Capstan Hoist, whirley-gig. to pull conductor. AKA Bull Line. Cattle Guard – a plastic or metal guy guard. Bull Wheel – a device used to hold tension on conductors during line stringing. Celery Stick – fiberglass guy rod.

Bulldog Grip – a type of grip used with a come- Cheater bar – a short pipe added to a handle to a-long for holding conductors under tension. get more leverage.

Bulldog Wrench – an alligator wrench. Cheaters – channel lock pliers.

Bullhorn – a 2 phase fiberglass bracket. Chicken Catcher – armsling.

Bundle – multiple strings of conductors. Chicken Tracks – a 3 conductor fiberglass bracket. Bust Anchor – a type of anchor that is placed in a hole and hit to expand the anchor in the hole. Chili Bowl – an oversized pin insulator.

Buster – a type of bar used to expand a bust type Choker – a nylon sling. anchor. Christmas Tree - a fiberglass attachment that Butt Plug – 600 amp UG insulating plug. attaches to a bucket or line truck that is used for lifting conductors. Butterfly – a conductor take-up reel. Christmas Tree Bracket - a 3 conductor C.L.F – current limiting fuse. fiberglass bracket.

C.S.P. – completely self-protected transformer. Cigars – automatic sleeve. AKA donkey dick, pickle. C.S.T. – customer subsurface transformer. Climbers – hooks for climbing poles. C.T. – current transformer.

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Clip In – the process of tying or bolting in Dead Man (1) – trigger on bucket truck control conductor after new wire has been pulled. handle that must be pressed while operating boom. Clumsome – a green lineman, apprentice or helper. Dead Man (2) – a section of pole that is buried to use as a guy anchor. Coast – when a lineman purposely cuts out and only takes a couple of steps before he is on the Diaper – rubber blanket pinned on overhead ground. construction.

Coffin Hoist – a chain hoist of any type. AKA Digging Bar – a long, round steel bar with a come-A-Long, old Man, chain jack. chisel tip. AKA idiot stick.

Cold – line is de-energized. Dildo – UG rocket sleeve.

Collar Rope – a short section of rope used to tie Dip Pole – a pole with OH conductor that has off things. UG wire coming down the pole into the ground. AKA riser pole. Come Up Easy – pickup tension on wire slowly. Disc – suspension or dead-end insulator. Come-A-Long (1) – a hoist. Diving Board - a device that attaches to a pole Come-A-Long (2) – a wire grip for holding that lets you do hot work and be at the same conductor under tension. potential as the work. AKA Baker Board.

Corn Cob – thimble pin for putting insulator on Dog Bone – a vibration damper that looks like a the end of a bolt. dog’s bone.

Cowhorns – guy hooks. AKA Goathorns. Dog dick – the backbraid of a rope.

Crosby Clip – clap for wire rope. Donkey cum – silicone for splices and elbows.

Crow’s Foot – a 3 phase fiberglass bracket. Donkey dick -Automatic guy splice.

Curly-Q – temporary wire jumper with two hot Door (1) – the fuse tube on an open cutout. line clamps. Door (2) – the actual rectangular door on an Cut-out (1) – when a lineman’s climbing hooks enclosed cutout. come out of the pole and he falls. Doughnut – a round steel ring used to put a Cut-out (2) – a fused switch. dead-end shoe on both ends of a suspension insulator. D clevis – neutral rack. Drag Bag- a bag used by lineman to carry their D.A. Bolt – a bolt that is threaded the whole climbing belt and tools. length used to put two x-arms together. Drifter – a lineman who wants to see the world. D.O.C.O. – drop out cutout. Dummie Cap – UG bushing cap.

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E.H.V. – extra high voltage. Floater (1) - a lineman who would quit in the middle of the job. E.P.D.M. – a type of rubber compound used in UG terminations (ethylene propylene diene Floater (2) - a conductor that has become untied modified). from an insulator.

Eagle-Eye – leveling a crossarm by sight with no Floater (3) – an insulator and pin that has instrument. separated from a crossarm and is floating.

Eel – a rubber, plastic hose that goes over a Flower Pot – universal bushing well, padmount conductor to temporarily insulate the conductor. transformer. AKA tube, line hose, snake, reptile, gut., taco. Flying Deadend – when a conductor is too big Egg Breaker – a guy strain insulator. to bend to dead-end, a smaller wire is clamped to it bent and used to dead-end the wire. Egg Sucker – a hotstick used to remove tip- clamps or close cutouts. AKA shotgun stick. Frequent flyer – someone who gets their power shutoff every month for non pay. Elbow – a 90 degree UG terminator typically used on UG transformers and switchgear. Frog – guy attachment.

Elephant Ear (1) – the large plastic pieces on Gallop – conductor jumping up and down in certain types of cutouts used to break the arc spans due to wind or a fault. when opening the cutout. Gate – an open type cutout fuse tube. Elephant Ear (2) – a high strength strain insulator. Gin – temporary lifting device that attaches to a pole. AKA transformer gin. Engineer – a books-mart person with a degree that has no idea of how it is really done. They Goat Skin – tarp for covering unfinished work usually end up as your boss. for the night.

Engineer – pecker neck, pencil neck, four eyes. Goathead – an angle iron punch.

Extendo Stick – a telescoping switch stick. AKA Goathorns – guy hooks. AKA Cowhorns, pogo stick. ramshead.

Eyeball – visually looking at something without Gopher – a helper (go for this, go for that). using instruments. Gorilla tittys – bolt covers. Finger Line – small diameter rope. Goulash – insulating compound. Fish – a glass strain insulator. Grasshopper – open link cutout. Fish – fiberglass guy strain. AKA fish pole. Green Lineman – a lineman with little Fish rod – fiberglass guy rods. AKA fish. experience.

Flip Cutout – an open fuse link cutout. Ground Hog - lineman’s helper on the ground. Usually the newest member of the crew.

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Ground man – the person on the ground who High Pot - to apply high potential to electrical helps the lineman in the bucket. machine or equipment, normally done during insulation testing. Grunt – lineman’s helper on the ground. Usually the least experienced member(s) of the crew. Also Hog Liver - flat porcelain guy strain insulator. used to mean groundman, “I will grunt for you.” AKA whine bag. Holding Stick – a hotstick that can be clamped on a wire to hold it securely. Grunt Bag – a canvas bag used to hold pole hardware. Hood - insulator cover.

Grunt stick – pole tamp. Hooks - climbers, used for climbing poles.

Gut – a rubber line hose. AKA tube. Hookstick - insulated disconnect stick

Gut – a rubber, plastic hose that goes over a Hose Bag – a long canvas bag used to hold conductor to temporarily insulate the conductor. rubber line hoses. AKA tube, line hose, snake, reptile, eel., taco, Line Hot - a live or energized line. condom. Hot Arm – a fiberglass extension arm used to – a strap added above a climbing belt Gut Strap temporarily hold hot conductors. that allows the climbing belt to ride lower on the body. Hot Foot – a special attachment for a roller that lets you attach the roller directly to the top of a – Canthook. Gut Wrench pin insulator. Allows the conductor to roll in roller Guy Jack – chain hoist. AKA come-A-Long, old while hot. Man, coffin hoist. Hot Link - ball and socket link or other type of Guy Stick – a fiberglass rod used in a guywire to extension links. insulate it. House Bracket - a secondary rack. Half-Power - A lineman working off a jag. House Knob - a wire holder. Hand - a tie stick. Idiot Stick - a long, round steel bar with a chisel Hard Head - a large lag screw used to secure pole tip. AKA digging bar. hardware. In Series – when a lineman completes the circuit Hard Line - steel bull line for pulling in wires. between two open points with his body.

Hawk Bill – a type of skinning knife with a blade Instant Foundation - streetlight foundation. shaped like a hawk’s beak. Jack - a cutout. Headache - vocal warning of danger or anything Jack Straps - small (2 inch) blocks for pulling up falling from above from a pole. small wire secondary. AKA slack blocks. High Leg – the phase on the secondary side of a Jacobs Ladder - portable rope ladder delta bank that has the highest voltage.

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J-Bolt – a hammer in bolt with a head shaped like Lady Slippers - name applied to present day a J. Typically used by telephone lineman. climbers by old-timers.

Jelly – inhibitor. AKA monkey shit. Lead Head - pin with threaded lead top for porcelain insulators. Jiffy Deadend - non-compression deadend for copper. Leg Irons - climbers' hooks.

Jiggler - a glow light, secondary voltage tester. Leroy – generator. AKA Wiggler. Lid - hard hat. Jizz – UG cable pulling compound. AKA snot. Limberneck - a groundman. Jody – the guy who is messing around with your wife while you are off working or the guy who is Lindsey Bracket – a metal bracket made out of spending your insurance money with your wife rods that holds an insulator and is used in line after you get killed. construction.

Johnny-Ball - guy strain insulator. Line condom - Line Hose – a rubber or plastic hose that goes over a conductor to insulate the Joy Jelly - silicone compound for elbow conductor. AKA tube, gut, snake, reptile, eel., terminators. taco.

JPX – nicopress tool. Line Hose – a rubber or plastic hose that goes over a conductor to insulate the conductor. AKA Jugs - horizontal post insulators. tube, gut, snake, reptile, eel., taco.

Jumper - a wire electrical connection between Line Profile - scaled side view drawing of actual two pieces of equipment or conductors. line for engineer's review.

Jumper Cord – a short extension cord with Lineman Phrase – “you work like old people alligator clips hooked up to secondaries to be able fuck, slow.” to operate power tools in the bucket. Lineman Phrase – usually said to an apprentice, Kearney – split bolt connector used to join 2 “you look like a monkey fucking a football.” wires together. Lineman Wrench – a one piece wrench that can Kettle - an overhead transformer. AKA tub, can, tighten bolt heads of different sizes. Typically pot. bolts that Lineman deal with. Carriage Bolts, double-arm bolts, etc. Can also remove pole steps Knife knot – a knot you cannot untie and must and j-bolts. AKA Bell Wrench, rodeo. be cut. Lineman’s Helper – an insulated piece of Knife Switch - hook stick disconnect. equipment that lets a lineman park one end of a Knuckle Buster -an adjustable wrench. mechanical jumper while he installs the other end.

KY – silicone grease. Liners - cloth liner that goes in a hardhat in the winter for warmth.

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Link Stick – a fiberglass insulated stick that is Old Man (1) - a chain hoist used for pulling guy used to insulate conductors from a winch line, wires. hoist, etc. Old Man (2) – an A frame transformer gin. Linkits – firecrackers. One Spool Rack – a type of pole hardware with Lobster Claw - an adjustable insulator fork. one porcelain spool insulator usually used on the neutral. Low Man – reference to the least senior person. P.C.B. (1) - power circuit breaker; opens the Luff Blocks - small set of rope blocks. current under fault or overload condition.

MAC – a mechanical jumper. AKA shunt. P.C.B. (2) - Polychorinated biphenyl chemical used in oil of older electrical equipment. Is Man Killer – pole puller. considered carcinogenic. Meat hook - hand line hook. P.T. – potential transformer. Mickey Mouse Key Puller - cotter key puller. P.T.O. - power take off. Milking Stool - a yoke used on the end of a - a pad mounted transformer. structure for supporting hot line tension tools. Pad Padmount – UG transformer or switchgear. Mole – an underground connector. Pen and Pencil Set - digging bar and spoon. Moles - underground line crew. Persuader - a hammer. Monkey Cage – a bank of OH transformers mounted on a trailer and protected by a wire cage. Phase - one (single) conductor. Used to give someone temporary power while the permanent bank is being worked on. Pickle – an automatic sleeve.

Monkey Shit – inhibitor. AKA jelly. Pickle Fork - two or three prong tie stick.

Music Stand - a hot line tool rack. Pickles - wire connectors.

Narrow Back / Wire Twister - an inside Pig - cover ups. electrician. Pig Livers - special yokes used on EHV lines or Nitros - Street light bulbs dead ends.

Nose Bag - canvas tool pouch usually attached to Pig Tail – a hot stick attachment used to tie in climbing belt. conductor.

Nut Bag – a bag attached to a climbing belt used Pig-tail (1) - the leader or cable on fuselinks. to hold small items. Pig-tail (2) - spiral disconnect or spiral link stick. Nutty Putty - Seal-A-Conn for covering connectors. Pill – a round concrete piece that is used on the end of an anchor.

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Pineapple - a spool insulator the crew should do and the hazards associated with the job. AKA tailboard, tailgate. Pistol / Pistol Grip - elbow terminator. Puppynuts – single bolt gut wire to anchor rod Pizza Plate - a fork suspension attachment. bonding clamp.

Pogo Stick - a telescoping switch stick. AKA Rabbit gun – ratchet bolt cutters. extendo stick. Rams head – a guy hook attachment. AKA goat Pole Cap – a piece of metal attached to the top of head, bull horns. a pole to prevent the pole from rotting. Rat Skin – rain suit. AKA wet suit. Pole condoms – plastic covers that are put around poles to insulate them. AKA pole guard. Rattle Gun (1) – brace and bit. AKA sawdust pump, sawdust machine, wiggle stick. Pole Crab - wire tong saddle. Rattle gun (2) – impact wrench. Pole guard – plastic covers that are put around poles to insulate them. AKA pole condom. Red Head Jumper - insulated jumper clamp.

Pole Rack – a metal attachment on trucks that Red One - an extremely short distance. holds poles while transporting them to the job. Red-head – hot line clamp. Pole Stub - pole reinforcer. Reptile - a rubber, plastic hose that goes over a Pop Up – a portable tent that can be setup conductor to temporarily insulate the conductor. quickly to be used as a bathroom in the field. AKA tube, line hose, snake, gut, eel., taco.

Pork Chop - a 'come-a-long' wire grip for holding Ridge Pin - pole top pin. conductor or strand under tension. Ridge pin – pole top pin. Possum cods – vibration damper. Riser Pole – a pole with OH conductor that has Pot (1) - potential transformer. UG wire coming down the pole into the ground. AKA dip pole. Pot (2) - pole-top transformer. AKA kettle, tub, can. Rodeo wrench – lineman’s wrench. AKA bell wrench, Potato Hook - fixed prong tie stick. Rollers – stringing blocks. Pothead - a point where separate or overhead electrical conductors come together and continue Rough Neck - a trouble chaser. as cable. The termination device used on end of an underground cable. Saddle Pin - a crossarm type pin, fits like a saddle. Pouch - a tool bag. Saddle Up – term used to mean get your climbing Pre Job Briefing – an OSHA required meeting at tools on. the job usually given by the crew leader. Held before a job starts to discuss what each person on Saw Dust Machine - a brace and bit or drill. AKA rattle gub, sawdust pump, wiggle stick.

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Saw Dust Pump - a brace and bit, hand drill. Sinker Pin - pushed down through crossarm and AKA rattle gun, saw dust machine, wiggle stick. insulator rests on crossarm.

Scab Arm – arms used to fan out hot conductor Sister Eye - Eyebolt or anchor rod eye for guy during a re-conductor job. Usually old crossarms strand or insulator. cut and repurposed. Old school instead of fiberglass hot arms. Skid lid – hard hat. AKA brain bucket.

Scare Strap – lineman’s safety. Skids – outrigger pads.

Seahorse – hot line clamp. Skywire - a ground wire on top of pole and towers to protect lines from lightning. AKA Static Seasoned – a lineman with many years of wire. experience. Slack Blocks - small (2 inch) blocks for pulling Service Drop - the conductor between pole and up small wire secondary. AKA Jack Straps. terminal on a building. Slack Span – a span of wire left slack because a Servin – the small tube connectors used to join guy cannot be installed. wires together, usually at the customers weatherhead. Slip Stick - a Grip-All stick.

Sharp Shooter - a shovel with long narrow blade Slug - a solid blade on open type cutouts. for digging holes in ground like clay. Snake - a rubber, plastic hose that goes over a Sheep’s cunt – wire rope thimble. conductor to temporarily insulate the conductor. AKA tube, line hose, gut, reptile, eel., taco, Line Shin getter – pole dolly. condom.

Shit hole –submersible transformer. Snivy – rope sling.

Shit hook – loop on belt for miscellaneous stuff. Snot – cable pulling lube. AKA jizz.

Shoe-fly - a temporary line built to bypass a Spider catchers – leather gloves. construction area. Spider Rope – small nylon rope used to pull Short Hook-up - cord and clips for electric drill. pulling rope in stringing blocks.

Shotgun Stick – a hotstick used to remove tip- Spike – a piece of equipment that pierces an UG clamps or close cutouts. AKA egg sucker. cable to make sure it is de-energized.

Show-up – place where a crew begins the day’s Split – bells cut in line. work. Usually a location near the job being worked. Spoon - a shovel, cup-shaped with long handle used for hand digging pole holes. Shunt – mechanical jumpers. AKA MAC. Squeeze On - a compression fitting (connectors). Single Jack - a heavy hammer. Squeeze Wrench - a hand compression or cutting wrench.

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Squirrel Cage - a steel bracket mounted on a pole Tap Clamp - a hot line clamp. to support line conductors. Tater Rake – a hot stick attachment with two Staked out – wood or plastic pieces driven into downward facing hooks. the ground to mark the location for each new line pole. Three Spool Rack – a piece of pole hardware that has three individual porcelain spools held in Stinger (1) - wire from cutout to transformer. place with one long rod.

Stinger (2) - a boom extension on a winch truck. Throw Line – a small diameter rope that is used to throw a line over a crossarm, tree branch or Strap Jack – an insulated cum-a-long used in hot other support object. work. Thru-bolt – the center bolt that holds on cross- Stringing Blocks – a pulley that is attached to a arm. pole or other hardware that allows conductors being pulled in to roll easily. Thumb – a short fiberglass single phase bracket for one pin insulator. Strong Arm - a chain or strap hoist for pulling wire. Thumper - Underground fault locator.

Sweat cap – hard hat. Toilet seat (1) - an insulator retainer for trolley poles. Sweat suit – FR clothing. Toilet seat (2) - a fork suspension tool Switch Stick – a fiberglass disconnect stick used attachment. to open switches. Tramp Lineman - a lineman who travels around Taco – a type of line hose made out of hard the company working different jobs. plastic. Traveling Chair - a fabricated aluminum two- Tag it out – verbal command to pull on the tag wheel trolley with an attached chain. line. Traveling ground - a movable grounding device Tag Line - rope used to tie off line or to control with rollers used while pulling in conductor to load being lifted. keep the wire grounded.

Tailboard – an OSHA required meeting at the Traveling Ladder - wooden ladder with fiber job usually given by the crew leader. Held before a rollers generally used when work or inspection has job starts to discuss what each person on the crew to be done on transmission hardware or should do and the hazards associated with the job. conductor. AKA pre-job briefing, tailgate. Tree rat – squirrel. Tailgate – an OSHA required meeting at the job usually given by the crew leader. Held before a job Truck legs – outriggers. starts to discuss what each person on the crew should do and the hazards associated with the job. Tub - pole type transformer. AKA pot, kettle, AKA pre-job briefing, tailboard. can.

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Tube – a rubber, plastic hose that goes over a Wiggle Stick – brace and bit. AKA sawdust conductor to temporarily insulate the conductor. pump, sawdust machine, rattle gun. AKA line hose, gut, snake, reptile, eel., taco, Line condom. Wiggle Wire - any king of formed wire used for securing conductors to insulators. Tupperware - a plastic protective cover used to insulate conductors. Wiggler - a glow light, secondary voltage tester. AKA Jiggler. Two Pound - a lineman's hammer. Wildcat Connection - three-phase four wire U.R.D. - underground residential distribution. delta.

U-bangi - a type of rubber line hose. Wildcat Leg - center tap connection on three- phase four wire delta. Walking Crab - a lever lift hotstick. Whine bag – lineman’s helper on the ground. Warm – a line that is de-energized but not AKA grunt. grounded. Wizzer – hydraulic saw. Waterfall - a triple drum puller. Wring Out – a process where a voltmeter is used Weatherhead – a fitting that is added to the top to identify cables to make sure they are matched of a conduit where the conductors come out of properly or in the correct place. AKA ohm out. the conduit. Prevents rain from getting into the conduit. Zippy wrench – ratcheting box wrench.

Webhoist – a type of hoist used for hot work. Has a nylon web strap.

Wedding Band - a hot stick attachment made for removing preformed ties. Round like a wedding band.

- Hooks, standard climbers for old-type Westerns Wester Union.

Wet Suit – rain gear. AKA rat skin.

Whirley-gig – a portable hoist that uses a drum and rope to lift transformers, pull rope, raise insulators. AKA Cathead, capstan hoist.

Widgie – parallel groove clamp.

Widow Maker – a broken tree branch hung up in a tree that might fall at any time.

Wife beater – extension for bells.

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