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Show Biz Dictionary: “Dead Man”
thecircusblog | January 13, 2009
Dead Man: a log or 4×4 that is buried deep in the ground that is wrapped with a cable which extends to the surface to which a guy line is attached. It’s purpose is to hold the safety lines tight for the center poles. This method is the last resort in soft or muddy soil.
Show Biz Dictionary: “Stake Line”
thecircusblog | January 13, 2009
Stake Line: Steel axle rods surrounding the circus tent to guy off the tent…used in hard ground. Another type is called a stob, made of oak and used on sandy lots.
Show Biz Dictionary: “Mitt Camp”
thecircusblog | January 13, 2009
Mitt Camp: a palm reader and their place of businesss, could be a tent or a house.
Show Biz Dictionary: “G Top”
thecircusblog | January 11, 2009
G Top: This word is all but extinct…it stands for a tent where performers and work crew went to gamble. They were private games, the town people could not play. The last G top I saw was about 40 years ago.
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