GYPPO


Meaning of GYPPO in English

/jip"oh/ , n. pl. gyppos . Slang.

a logger who operates on a small budget and typically gleans the timberlands already cut by larger companies. Also called gyppo logger .

[ prob. ellipsis from gyppo logger, gyppo outfit, etc.; gyppo orig., someone willing to do piecework, usually a non-union worker (prob. employed by such logging companies); see GYP 1 , -O ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .