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go-devil definition

☆ go·-devil (gō′dev′əl)

noun

  1. a rotary tool for scraping out obstructions from an oil pipeline
  2. a metal weight dropped into an oil well to set off an explosive charge
  3. a railroad handcar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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