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General Slang
Choker
· noun · construction
A cable sling wrapped round a load to hoist it.
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A length of wire rope or chain looped round a beam, log or load so a crane can lift it — the loop tightens (chokes) under tension and grips the load. Standard rigging kit on iron jobs and in logging, where 'choker setter' is an entry-level job hooking logs to the cable.
“Get a second choker on that I-beam before the crane picks it — one wrap won't hold the spin.”
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Choker In A Sentence
Get a second choker on that I-beam before the crane picks it — one wrap won't hold the spin.
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