check weighman

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• check|weigh|man — «CHEHK WAY muhn», noun, plural men. a weighman at a mine whose work is to check the weight of the coal or ore, usually in the interest of the miners …   Useful english dictionary

• Jack Lawson — for the Blue Heelers character, see Jack Lawson (t.v character) John James Jack Lawson, 1st Baron Lawson PC (16 October 1881 ndash; 3 August 1965), was a British trade unionist and a Labour politician. A miner and later Member of Parliament in… …   Wikipedia

• Barnet Kenyon — (1853 – 20 February 1930) was a British colliery worker, trade union official and Lib Lab, later Liberal politician. Early careerKenyon was born at South Anston in south Yorkshire. He does not appear to have received a formal education and went… …   Wikipedia

• John Edward Sutton — (December 23, 1862 November 29, 1945) was a British trades unionist and Labour politician.At the age of 14, Sutton took up employment at Bradford Colliery, Manchester. He became a check weighman and secretary of the Bradford branch of the… …   Wikipedia

• checkweighman — /chek way meuhn/, n., pl. checkweighmen. 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. Also called checkweigher /chek way euhr/. [1885 90; CHECK1 +… …   Universalium

• checkweighman — noun see checkweigher * * * /chek way meuhn/, n., pl. checkweighmen. 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. Also called checkweigher /chek way… …   Useful english dictionary

• checkweigher — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun or checkweighman ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ Etymology: check (IV) + weigher or weighman : one that checks weight; specifically : one employed by miners or unions to check weighing of coal or ore by a company …   Useful english dictionary

• checkweighman — noun A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mineowners weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners wages are related to production …   Wiktionary