Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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INSPECTOR, n. Sc. Mining usage: a man in charge of a section of a seam who attends to the ventilation and air conditions, the propping of the workings, etc. (Sc. 1927 Dict. Occupational Terms (H.M.S.O.) 7). Gen. called a deputy or fireman.
