coal-heaver
/ˈkəʊlˌhiːvə/noun
A person employed in moving or carrying coal.
- Sometimes: specifically a dock worker who unloads coal by shovelling it in stages from the lower levels of a ship up to the deck..
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Nicholas Culpeper (1616–1654), physician and astrologer. From coal + heaver.
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