pitman's

I mind fine his granddam -- the merry-begot of a pitman's lass doon the water. '

Border Ghost Stories Howard Pease

Up among these ran the path that led to the pitman's dwellings which I was making for.

Portrait of a Killer Cornwell, Patricia 1930

He was armed with a hammer, and with this he struck one of the metal guiders of the ruined cage, giving the pitman's “jowl” or signal, “three times three, and one over.”

Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 Reid, Stuart J 1905

He was armed with a hammer, and with this he struck one of the metal guiders of the ruined cage, giving the pitman's "jowl" or signal, "three times three, and one over."

Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 1887

It would be a grand thing, he thought, if Philip, with his fresh and earnest mind and his knowledge, could do something to lessen the dangers of the pitman's life; though he rather trembled for the result, knowing as he did how hard it is to get over old prejudices.

Son Philip George Manville Fenn 1870

It was a pitman's song, with a refrain something like this --

The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols William Black 1869

As you pass along the one street of a pitman's village, you will see the father reading a Chambers 'Journal or a cheap religious magazine at the door of his cottage while smoking a pipe, and nursing a child or two on his knee; and through the open door, a neat four-post bed and an oak or mahogany chest of drawers bear witness to his frugality.

Rides on Railways Samuel Sidney 1848

Now in his late 70s, Toaduff hung up his clogs and left the north-east 30 years ago, yet he has claims to be the real-life Billy Elliot - a pitman's son who became national champion, appeared several times at the Royal Albert Hall, and danced with Princess Margaret and Ginger

The Guardian World News Alfred Hickling 2010

"There's a man who has only worn a collar for the last few years of his life, who evaded the board-school because he was a pitman's lad, who doesn't even know the names of the countries of Europe, but who still believes that he is a possible candidate.

The Devil's Paw 1906

"We-ell, it was no end of a pitman's strike about eight years ago.

Traffics and Discoveries Rudyard Kipling 1900