Mining. The underground workings of a mine, as distinct from the works at the surface; spec. the part of this immediately around the base of a shaft…

in Coal Mining, an overman who has the immediate inspection of the workings and workmen during the back-shift n.

A person who records details. In Welsh slate quarries: an official employed to check and record the quantity of work done by miners. Now historical.

a cap-maker; a man who inspects the lamps attached to miners' caps.