A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
featherweight
featherweight
noun
A sportsman who fights in this division.
A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
gabrilowitsch
harpwaytuning
harrowingness
harrowingness
noun
The quality of being harrowing.
hearthwarming
heartwounding
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
nonwatertight
nonwatertight
adj
Not watertight.
overshadowing
overshadowing
noun
A dominating shadow or malign influence.
verb
present participle of overshadow
overweightage
overweightage
noun
(India) Extra or undue weight or importance.
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
straightwards
superhighways
superhighways
noun
plural of superhighway
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
sweepwashings
sweethearting
sweethearting
noun
(business, retail) theft by employees at the cash register, as for example by giving away merchandise to friends and family
(dated) courting; lovemaking
unwithdrawing
unwithdrawing
adj
That does not withdraw.
wappenshawing
washingtonese
washingtonian
washingtonian
Adjective
Of, or pertaining to, the state of Washington or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, Washington, D.C. or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, the life, values, or presidential administration of
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Washington in the United States of America.
An inhabitant or a resident of Washington, D.C..
A member of the a 19th-century sobriety support group.
watchglassful
watchglassful
noun
Enough to fill a watch glass (item of laboratory equipment).
weaponshowing
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
wheelabrating
whigmaleeries
woolgathering
woolgathering
noun
Indulgence in idle fancies or daydreams.
The gathering of fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc.