单词 | pit-bottomer |
释义 | > as lemmaspit-bottomer pit-bottomer n. a collier who works at the pit bottom; spec. an onsetter. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > coal-miner > working in specific part pitheadman1848 buttocker1882 pit-bottomer1887 1721 T. Parkyns Method hiring & recording Servants 35 Wastmen who remove and set the Wood, Gig-men who take off the Skeps of Coal at the Pit-mouth, and Bottomers who hang them on at the Bottom.] 1887 P. McNeill Blawearie 46 Will Hood had been appointed pit-bottomer here. 1923 Times 30 July 10/6 The explosion occurred near the bottom of the old pit shaft. Andrew Airlie, an elderly pit bottomer, was thrown against the wall. < as lemmas |
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