subs. phr. (old).A needle. Hence STEEL-BAR DRIVER (or FLINGER) = a needleman (or woman): spec. a journeyman tailor (GROSE). See TRADES.
subs. phr. (old).A needle. Hence STEEL-BAR DRIVER (or FLINGER) = a needleman (or woman): spec. a journeyman tailor (GROSE). See TRADES.