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oversman Sc. and north. dial.|ˈəʊvəzmən|
[A variant of overman, prob. after words formed on a genitive, such as daysman, townsman, etc.]
1. A man having authority, or holding an official position, over others; = overman 1.
1596Dalrymple tr. Leslie's Hist. Scot. i. 127 In euerie prouince ar owrismen quhome of ane ald titil we cal Schirreffis. [1894K. Hewat Little Scot. World 84 The earliest provosts or ouirsmen of Prestwick.]
2. An arbiter, umpire; = overman 2.
1540Decreet Arbitral in 5th Rep. Hist. MSS. Comm. 609/1 Robert Abbot of Kinloss, oversman chosen by the said parties. 1593in Row Hist. Kirk (1842) 153 Each shall choose so many out of his awin Presbyterie with an oversman. 1874Act 37 & 38 Vict. c. 94 §35 A decree of division of commonty..pronounced..by arbiters or by an oversman.
3. A foreman in a colliery; = overman 3.
1863Mining Rep. W. Scot., Enforced by the occasional visit of the underground oversman, particularly in long-wall working. |