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back-overmen

back-overmen is the plural of back-overman.

Meaning of back-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.

Questions about back-overmen

What is back-overmen the plural of?
Back-overmen is the plural of back-overman.

Words near back-overmen in the dictionary

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

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