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Why a person is called "chain-head" who needs to have "sand to make a hand"?
Why a person is called "chain-hand" who needs to have "sand to make a hand"?
It's a passage from a book about hard life on a drilling rig.
The chain-hand is the man saddled with most of the schooling, and he knows all too well that the new guy will probably not be back tomorrow. Orientation was kept to a minimum until the prospect shows signs that he’s got the sand to make a hand. If a weevil lasts long enough to collect his first paycheck, the odds increase significantly that he’ll become a roughneck.
2020년 7월 4일 오전 3:32
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“Hand” as used here means a worker, somebody who does a job with their hands. I don’t know what a “chain-hand” is, but I guess his job somehow involves chains. “Got the sand” means “has the grit/determination/guts” to become a “hand” — a good worker on the team.
2020년 7월 4일
Thank you!
2020년 7월 5일
"Chain hand", "sand to make a hand" - these are very non-standard English. Some occupations where workers are isolated from the cultural mainstream develop their own customs and jargon. The jargon is often incomprehensible to outsiders - the rest of us. In your passage I suspect the writer is reporting or imagining such a distinct, unusual workplace language. I have never heard or seen these terms used in these ways; I would advise against using them yourself in any other context! I hope this helps.
2020년 7월 4일
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