Half-marrow
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Half-marrow is a noun meaning (mining, historical) Either of a pair of young boys employed as putters, pushing wagons in the mine, and dividing their earnings.
Meaning
(mining, historical) Either of a pair of young boys employed as putters, pushing wagons in the mine, and dividing their earnings.
Word Forms
- half-marrows
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include marrow, marler, undermiller, minery, minework, mucker.
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