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Definition of Timbermen
1. timberman [n] - See also: timberman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Timbermen
Literary usage of Timbermen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Electrical Equipment of Collieries by William Galloway Duncan, David Penman (1908)
"... Stowers — Gummers—timbermen and fillers—Types of electric coal-cutters—The
Pick machine—Revolving-bar machines—The ..."
2. Foundry, Forge and Factory: With a Chapter on the Centenary of the Rotary Press by William John Gordon (1890)
"AMONG THE timbermen. AT Liverpool the loudest sound that greets us as we enter -^i-
the docks is the familiar clang and rasp, ..."
3. Mining Engineers' Handbook by Robert Peele (1918)
"Costs », supplies, and operating charges, but not upkeep and amortization. •et*.
At Leonard mine, Butte, : timbermen stand and sprag 7 or 8 sets ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1916)
"... 11 191 Development Work: Machine men 28 Muckers 32 timbermen 4 64 General:
... 6 timbermen 4 Motor crews 12 Foremen and shift bosses 8 Engineers and ..."
5. The Coal Trade: A Compendium of Valuable Information Relative to Coal by Frederick Edward Saward, Sydney A. Hale (1920)
"Fractions are omitted. timbermen per day 1.95 1.75 2.00 2.15 2.30 2.40 4.35 4.95
FUEL BRIQUETTING IN 1919 Like the entire coal mining industry, ..."
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