noun General Slang

Pile butt

· noun · construction

Pile driver — the foundation crew driving piles into the ground.

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Trade nickname for a pile driver — the workers who pound timber, steel or concrete piles into the ground for piers, bridges, skyscrapers and waterfront builds. Heavy, loud, dangerous work; the union (Pile Drivers, part of the Carpenters) wears the name with pride.

“Bridge job's hiring pile butts next month — long hours but the OT is unreal.”
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Pile butt In A Sentence

Bridge job's hiring pile butts next month — long hours but the OT is unreal.

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What does pile butt mean?

Pile butt is slang for a pile driver — a member of the foundation crew driving piles into the ground.

How do you use pile butt in a sentence?

"The pile butts were out at dawn hammering in the foundations."

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