Carrying-bar
A stout wooden or iron bar, about 30 inches long, having a depression in the middle. By means of this contrivance, two men stand or walk side by side, supporting the single end of a shank-ladle between them. See SHANK; LADLE.
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A stout wooden or iron bar, about 30 inches long, having a depression in the middle. By means of this contrivance, two men stand or walk side by side, supporting the single end of a shank-ladle between them. See SHANK; LADLE.