What does coal-whipper mean?
Coal-whipper means (UK, dated) One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(UK, dated) One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship..
[W]e were in among the tiers of shipping […] [H]ere, were colliers by the score and score, with the coal-whippers plunging off stages on deck, as counterweights to measures of coal swinging up, which were then rattled over the side into barges […]
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Coal-whipper means (UK, dated) One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship..
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[W]e were in among the tiers of shipping […] [H]ere, were colliers by the score and score, with the coal-whippers plunging off stages on deck, as counterweights to measures of coal swinging up, which were then rattled over the side into barges […]
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