woodchopper

Example Sentences

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It’s a counterintuitive fact that a player with the supplest shot in the NBA, whose overarching quality is feel, has the hands and work habits of a woodchopper.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2016

"He got us the Australian woodchopper act," says Sullivan proudly, "and the fellow who stitches his fingers together with a needle and thread."

From Time Magazine Archive

In St. Johnsbury, Vt., Henry Placey, a woodchopper, finally saw his first "talkie," walked out on it after 15 minutes.

From Time Magazine Archive

He claims to be the champion woodchopper of the world.

From Time Magazine Archive

And there he was, the woodchopper, swinging up and swinging down again.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen