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back-overman

back-overman noun: a person employed to superintend the pit during the "back" or afternoon shift, in the absence of the overman.

Noun

back-overman (plural back-overmen)

  1. (historical) A person employed to superintend the pit during the "back" or afternoon shift, in the absence of the overman.

Forms of back-overman

pluralback-overmen

Questions about back-overman

What does back-overman mean?
Back-overman means a person employed to superintend the pit during the "back" or afternoon shift, in the absence of the overman.
What part of speech is back-overman?
Back-overman is a noun.
What is the plural of back-overman?
The plural of back-overman is back-overmen.

Words near back-overman in the dictionary

  1. back-of-a-fag-packet
  2. back-of-an-envelope
  3. back-of-the-envelope
  4. back-of-the-fag-packet
  5. back-of-the-napkin
  6. back-overman
  7. back-overmen
  8. back-pad
  9. back-page
  10. back-pager
  11. back-pages

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