checkweighman

noun

Etymology

From check + weigh + -man.

  1. inherited from *wéǵʰeti
  2. inherited from *weganą
  3. inherited from *wegan
  4. inherited from wegan
  5. inherited from weyen
  6. formed as checkweighman — “check + weigh + -man

Definitions

  1. A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states…

    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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