Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
BOTTOMER, n. “The person who loads and unloads the cages at the bottom or intermediate landings in a shaft” (Sc. 1886 J. Barrowman Sc. Mining Terms 12; Fif.10 1935). Also in Eng. mining usage. wm.Sc. 1842 Children in Mines Report 97:
The bottomer hooks on their whirley to the engine-rope and returns them with an empty one.Lnk. 1928 H. Lauder Roamin' in the Gloamin' iii.:
My Uncle Sandy was a “bottomer” in Eddlewood Colliery.
