coal metern.

Brit.

/ˈkəʊl ˌmiːtə/, U.S.

/ˈkoʊl ˌmidər/

Forms: see coal n. and meter n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: coal n., meter n.²

Etymology: < coal n. + meter n.²

Now historical.

A person who assesses the weight or volume of quantities of coal; spec. an official of the Corporation of the City of London appointed to superintend this process for coal brought into the London market.

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society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > coal or types of coal > [noun] > measure of coal > one who measures

coal meter1336

coal measurer1720

1336 in R. R. Sharpe Cal. Wills Court of Husting (1889) I. 410 (MED) Geoffrey Swele, colmetere.

1648 C. Walker Relations & Observ. ii. 170 A Cole-meter's place worth 200l. per annum.

1689 Case of Coal-Meters (single sheet) The respective Coal-Meters pay an Annual Rent to the City of 80l. a piece.

1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 328 These 15 coal-meters have each four deputies or under coal-meters.

1801 Monthly Mag. May 374/1 Married... At Upper Deal, Mr. E. Jones, coal-meter, to Mrs. Simmons.

1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 260/2 The coalmeters weigh the coals on board ship. They are employed by a committee of coalfactors and coalmerchants... The committee is elected by the trade.

1932 J. U. Nef Rise Brit. Coal Industry I. i. ii. 118 Coalmeters were accustomed to board the incoming colliers, where they measured the coal by shovelling it into vats, made to contain nine bushels.

2009 C. Emsley Great Brit. Bobby ii. 57 He had travelled down from Norfolk where he had been a schoolmaster and where he also acted as a coal meter in Yarmouth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	coal meter
释义	coal metern. Brit. /ˈkəʊl ˌmiːtə/, U.S. /ˈkoʊl ˌmidər/ Forms: see coal n. and meter n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: coal n., meter n.² Etymology: < coal n. + meter n.² Now historical. A person who assesses the weight or volume of quantities of coal; spec. an official of the Corporation of the City of London appointed to superintend this process for coal brought into the London market. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > coal or types of coal > [noun] > measure of coal > one who measures coal meter1336 coal measurer1720 1336 in R. R. Sharpe Cal. Wills Court of Husting (1889) I. 410 (MED) Geoffrey Swele, colmetere. 1648 C. Walker Relations & Observ. ii. 170 A Cole-meter's place worth 200l. per annum. 1689 Case of Coal-Meters (single sheet) The respective Coal-Meters pay an Annual Rent to the City of 80l. a piece. 1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 328 These 15 coal-meters have each four deputies or under coal-meters. 1801 Monthly Mag. May 374/1 Married... At Upper Deal, Mr. E. Jones, coal-meter, to Mrs. Simmons. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 260/2 The coalmeters weigh the coals on board ship. They are employed by a committee of coalfactors and coalmerchants... The committee is elected by the trade. 1932 J. U. Nef Rise Brit. Coal Industry I. i. ii. 118 Coalmeters were accustomed to board the incoming colliers, where they measured the coal by shovelling it into vats, made to contain nine bushels. 2009 C. Emsley Great Brit. Bobby ii. 57 He had travelled down from Norfolk where he had been a schoolmaster and where he also acted as a coal meter in Yarmouth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1336
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