steeplejack

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Blixie Bimber liked him because he was a steeplejack, a little, but more because he was a whistler.

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  • A SPECIALIST steeplejack and building restoration firm has revealed plans to open more offices, creating jobs.
  • PLANS to convert the former home of celebrity steeplejack and steam enthusiast Fred Dibnah into a heritage centre have hit the buffers. —  Manchester Evening News - RSS Feed
  • Only a monkey or a "steeplejack" could get up there, and on a day like this, with a half gale still blowing, a steeplejack might be pardoned for declining the task Swiftly the news spread, and a great crowd collected. —  The High School Captain of the Team Dick ; Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard
  • "No, not that way -- steeplejack." —  Raspberry Jam
  • And, say, why did you tell me you wasn't a steeplejack painter, when you are? " —  Raspberry Jam
 

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