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whim driver
A laborer who drives a draft animal at the surface of a mine to supply power to a whim (large drum on which a cable is wound) used to hoist ore, coal, or rock in a shallow shaft. Becoming obsolete.
- Partie du discours : noun
- Secteur d’activité/Domaine : Mines
- Catégorie : Exploitation minière; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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Créateur
- ed.young
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