| 释义 |
ˈcokeman, ˈcoke-man
[coke n.]
A workman employed in loading or unloading coke, charging a furnace, etc. with coke, or discharging coke from a furnace, etc.
1852F. S. Williams Our Iron Roads 251 He in return signs the coke-man's book for the amount. 1892Daily News 11 Mar. 5/8 The cokemen, the mechanics, and the miners in the Durham Miners' Federation. 1920Glasgow Herald 1 Sept. 7 Cokemen employed on by-product plants at collieries. 1921Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §049 Cokeman..works at box or bunker where ‘breeze’..is collected after screening. |