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checkweighman

American  
[chek-wey-muhn] / ˈtʃɛkˌweɪ mən /

noun

plural

checkweighmen

  1. a representative elected by coal miners to check the findings of the mine owner's weighman where miners are paid by the weight of coal mined.

Etymology

Origin of checkweighman

First recorded in 1885–90; check 1 + weighman

Example Sentences

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Back home after two years, he was elected checkweighman and disputes agent for his union.

From Time Magazine Archive

Josephine found out what a miner's checkweighman was.

From Aaron's Rod by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

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