What does half-marrow mean?
Half-marrow means (mining, historical) Either of a pair of young boys employed as putters, pushing wagons in the mine, and dividing their earnings..
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(mining, historical) Either of a pair of young boys employed as putters, pushing wagons in the mine, and dividing their earnings..
Use half-marrow when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Half-marrow means (mining, historical) Either of a pair of young boys employed as putters, pushing wagons in the mine, and dividing their earnings..
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