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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(mining) A miner who works in the open air, rather than underground..
To this I might have paid less heed but for its disquieting confirmation on a later day at a psychic parlour in Edgware Road. Proceeding there in company with my eldest brother-in-law, a plate-layer and surfaceman on the Northern.
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Surfaceman means (mining) A miner who works in the open air, rather than underground..
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To this I might have paid less heed but for its disquieting confirmation on a later day at a psychic parlour in Edgware Road. Proceeding there in company with my eldest brother-in-law, a plate-layer and surfaceman on the Northern.
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