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a. Coal miner who breaks down the roof of a gate road to increase headroom
or breaks down the roof at the ripping lip, or where the roof has sagged
on a roadway due to subsidence. The miner is often paid on yardage of
ripping performed. Also known as brusher; stoneman; repairer.
See also: trenchman;
stoneman. Pryor, 3
b. A tool for removing slates, or edging them. Standard, 2
c. An accessory that is either mounted or towed at the rear of a tractor
and generally used in place of blasting as a means of loosening compacted
soils and soft rocks for scraper loading. The ripper has long, angled
teeth that are forced into the ground surface, ripping the earth loose to
a depth of 2 ft (0.6 m) or more. Carson, 1
d. See: rooter
Source:
Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms
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