chainern.
/ˈtʃeɪnə/ a. One of a surveyor's party who carries the chain; a chain-carrier.
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chain-carrier1702
chain-man1714
chain-bearer1736
chainer1849
1849 C. Sturt Narr. Exped. Central Austral. I. 323 I had sent Mr. Stuart and Mr. Piesse with a party of chainers, to measure along the line on which I intended to move.
1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §§047. 12/1 Chain man,..chainer, surveyor's assistant; carries measuring chain and level for mine surveyor.
b. One who twists material into a chain.
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1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §367. 169/2 at Warper (ball) Chainer, chain warper, places a number of full bobbins in a frame; gathers yarns from these bobbins, and unites them to form a loose rope or chain; attaches this rope to a large upright cylinder and sets machine in motion, causing cylinder to..wind yarn upon itself.
1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §399. 185/3 at Bander (bleaching) Chainer (bleaching), makes up hanks of yarn into a continuous chain, or plaits yarn in warp form into a chain, and ties end of one warp to beginning of another.
c. One who tends the chain of a haulage system.
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1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §043. 9/3 Chainer (haulage), (i) chain tenter; minds chain of endless chain system [in a mine], by which tubs are moved; sees that chain is functioning properly; oils rollers; sometimes also attaches and detaches tubs.
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