barrowman

Meaning

Noun

A putter: one who puts the tubs of coal from the workings to the cranes, flats, or stations, so that they can be conveyed to the surface.

Origin

barrow + -man. Prior to the introduction of underground tramways, coal was carried on barrows.

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