checkweighman

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

check +‎ weigh +‎ -man

Noun[edit]

checkweighman (plural checkweighmen)

  1. A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
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