ˈchartermaster
[f. charter n.1 2; i.e. a ‘masterman’ who works by ‘charter’ or written contract.]
‘In the mining districts, one who raises coal or ironstone at a contract price’ (Simmonds Dict. Trade 1858).
| 1881 in Raymond Mining Gloss. |
ˈchartermaster
[f. charter n.1 2; i.e. a ‘masterman’ who works by ‘charter’ or written contract.]
‘In the mining districts, one who raises coal or ironstone at a contract price’ (Simmonds Dict. Trade 1858).
| 1881 in Raymond Mining Gloss. |
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