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half-timer
half-timer One who spends half the usual or full time at anything. spec. a. One who works half-time in a factory.1865 Daily Tel. 3 Nov. 5/5 Now a half-timer will get more than he once did for full time. 1883 Standard 30 Nov. 2/4 A child entered the mill as a half-timer at ten years old. b. A half-ti... Oxford English Dictionary
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full-timer
ˌfull-ˈtimer [f. phrase full time + -er1.] 1. A child that attends school during the whole of the school hours; opposed to half-timer b.1870 Morning Post 2 June 2/1 There is no uniform rule as to the period either of age or knowledge when the ‘full-timer’ shall become the ‘half-timer’. 1895 Westm. G... Oxford English Dictionary
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Robert C. Handley
Born in Bolton, Handley began working in a cotton mill as a half-timer at the age of ten. wikipedia.org
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short-timer
short-ˈtimer [f. short a. + timer 4.] 1. A child who is allowed to attend school for less than the full number of hours daily (cf. half-timer). Obs. exc. Hist.1863 Dickens Uncomm. Trav. in All Year Round 20 June 400/2 The Short-Timers, in a writing competition, beat the Long-Timers of a first-class ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Anthony Hailwood
At the age of 8, he worked for Jacob Bright of Rochdale as a half-timer, whereby he spent some time at school, and worked in cotton mills until the age wikipedia.org
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James Mawdsley (trade unionist)
From the age of 9, the young James worked in a cotton mill as a "half-timer" (he spent half the working day in the mill and half at school). wikipedia.org
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William Marsland
Born in Hurst near Ashton-under-Lyne, Marsland worked from an early age as a half-timer in a hat factory. wikipedia.org
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timer
timer (ˈtaɪmə(r)) [f. time v. and n. + -er1.] † 1. One who is skilled in time or measure; a musician. Obs. rare—1.c 1500 in Grose, etc. Antiq. Rep. (1809) IV. 407 How may a mysmovede tymere judge a trew instrument? 2. One who appoints or fixes the time for an action, event, etc.1841 Lowell Ode ii. 3... Oxford English Dictionary
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Matthew Arrandale
As a result, Arrandale was sent out to work at the age of nine, working as a half-timer in a cotton mill. wikipedia.org
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Samuel Lomax (politician)
Born in Kearsley, Lomax was educated at Kearsley Council School and became a half-timer in a cotton mill. wikipedia.org
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Thomas Thompson (writer)
By his eleventh birthday, the young Thompson was a ‘half-timer’, working half the day in the mill as a warehouse boy, and the other half at school. They were friends - she, too, had been a half-timer in the mills - and he mentions their friendship in Lancashire for Me. wikipedia.org
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Harry Kershaw (trade unionist)
He then moved with his family to Barnoldswick, where he worked as a half-timer in a cotton mill. wikipedia.org
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Albin Taylor
Early life Born in Castle Cary in Somerset, Taylor began working as a half-timer when he was eight years old. wikipedia.org
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Arthur Eades
He began working as a half-timer at the age of eight, then later completed an apprenticeship as a cabinet maker. wikipedia.org
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Patti Mayor
One such painting, The Half-Timer, was carried at the Women’s Sunday suffragette march in London in 1908 as a representation of working women’s contributions wikipedia.org
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