staithmann.
/ˈsteɪðmən/ (See quots.)
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > other manual or industrial workers > [noun] > who load or unload > coal
staithman?1677
off-putter1788
caster1793
coal-whipper1795
coal lumper1834
whipper1836
coaler1858
coal handler1871
?1677 S. Primatt City & Covntry Purchaser & Builder 27 By the Staithsmens accompts..you may find what quantity of Coles there hath been wrought.
1710 Act 9 Anne c. 28 §9 No Coal-Owner..or his..Overman or Overmen, Staithman [etc.].
1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Staithman, steethman, the man who overlooks the shipping of coals.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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