checkweighman
checkweighman · checkweighmen
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman…A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
Meaning
1 sensesA person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
Origin
From check + weigh + -man.From check + weigh + -man.
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Forms
plural: checkweighmen| Singular | checkweighman |
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irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular