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Definition of Overmen
1. overman [n] - See also: overman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overmen
Literary usage of Overmen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Local Records: Or, Historical Register of Remarkable Events, which Have by John Sykes (1833)
"Among the unfortunate sufferers were the two overmen of the colliery, Mr.
William Haswell and Mr. Thomas Morrows, and two of the deputies, Mr. Robert Stoves ..."
2. Underground Life, Or, Mines and Miners by Louis Simonin, Henry William Bristow (1869)
"... the bold overman of Epinac (fig. 101), must not Fig. 101.—Pierre Lhote and
Father Garnier, overmen of Epinac ..."
3. Mining: A Journal Devoted to the Interests of Mines and Mining Students (1896)
"Weekly reports of the inspections of the mine wastes are also made by the overmen.
The machinery, ropes, chains, and boilers are inspected and reported on ..."
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