checkweighman

[ chek-wey-muhn ]

noun,plural check·weigh·men.
  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.

Origin of checkweighman

1
First recorded in 1885–90; check1 + weighman
  • Also called check·weigh·er [chek-wey-er]. /ˈtʃɛkˌweɪ ər/.

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