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单词 weighman
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weighman

[ wey-muhn ]
/ ˈweɪ mən /

noun, plural weigh·men.

a person whose occupation is weighing goods, produce, etc.
Mining. a person who weighs coal extracted from a mine, especially in mines where miners are paid according to the weight of the coal they dig.
Compare checkweighman.

Origin of weighman

First recorded in 1880–85; weigh1 + -man

Words nearby weighman

weigela, weigh, weighbridge, weigh down, weigh-in, weighman, weigh on, weigh one's words, weight, weightage , weight belt
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  • Some are filling sacks full of the cleaned seed, and hauling them off to the weighman and his clerk.

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