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nouncheck weigher (plural check weighers)
plural check weighers · alternative checkweigher
- A form of dynamic scale that weighs products as they come off a production line
- historicalbusinessA person employed by the miners to check the weight of the mined material and thus ensure the proper wages were paid.
Synonyms: checkweighman
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person employed by the miners to check the weight of the mined material and thus ensure the proper wages were paid.
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