- checkweighmen
- n. checkweigher, representative elected by coal miners to examine and verify the findings of the mine
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
checkweighmen
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checkweighman — /chek way meuhn/, n., pl. checkweighmen. a representative elected by coal miners to check the findings of the mine owner s weighman where miners are paid by the weight of coal mined. Also called checkweigher /chek way euhr/. [1885 90; CHECK1 +… … Universalium
checkweighman — noun see checkweigher * * * /chek way meuhn/, n., pl. checkweighmen. a representative elected by coal miners to check the findings of the mine owner s weighman where miners are paid by the weight of coal mined. Also called checkweigher /chek way… … Useful english dictionary
