One trade per book: every term, the shop talk and the phrasebook, printed to live in a toolbox, a truck door pocket or a training-room shelf. Built for apprentices, crews, trade shows and events.
Each title ships in a limited run. When a run sells out, it is gone until the next printing.
From highball to big hole: the words of the yard, the cab and the radio.
Stingers, cold laps and cap passes: the words of the booth and the inspection report.
Gem boxes, mud rings and homeruns: the jobsite slang of electricians.
Superheat, short cycling and pulling a vacuum: the service call, translated.
Thou, tenths and chooch: how machinists really talk.
Slump, bleed water and bird baths: the words of pour day.
Every field in one volume: 33 trades and sciences, 3,521 terms.
Secure checkout by Stripe. Ships to the US and Canada for $6 a copy, printed to order and sent within 10 business days. Outside North America? Use the bulk form below.
A plain meaning, a fuller explanation and a line showing how it sounds on the job.
Real-sounding lines from the floor with every insider word translated.
Slang is marked, so new hires know which words belong on the radio and which belong in the report.
Matte laminated cover, lay-flat binding and a size that fits a back pocket or a toolbox lid.
A pocket dictionary of the visitor's own trade beats another pen. Order in bulk with your logo on the cover, your booth number on the back, and a title for every crowd you expect.
Single copies ship to the US and Canada for $6. Each copy is printed and bound to order, then sent within 10 business days. For other countries, use the quote form and name the destination.
Every printing is checked against the latest edition of the online dictionary, so each run is small. When a title sells out, the next printing carries the newest entries.
Yes. Every one of the 33 fields can be printed for bulk orders of 50 copies or more. Use the quote form and name the field.
For orders of 100 copies or more, the cover can carry your logo and the back page can carry your booth, program or contact details.
Send a photo through the contact form and a replacement goes out.
Every trade has words nobody wrote down. Send yours in: the word, what it means and how it sounds on the job.