WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
go-dev•il
(gō′dev′əl),USA pronunciation n.
- Buildinga flexible, jointed apparatus forced through a pipeline to free it from obstructions.
- Mininga dart dropped into a well, esp. an oil well, to explode a charge of dynamite or nitroglycerin previously placed in a desired position.
- Rail Transporta handcar.
- a sled used to drag or carry logs, stone, etc.
- AgricultureAlso called sled cultivator. a cultivator that rides on wooden runners and is used on listed furrows.
- Dialect Terms[Western U.S.]any exceptionally fast or effective machine or appliance:That food processor is a real go-devil.
- 1825–35, American.
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