Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1897-1903
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MINER, n. Sc. combs.: miner's asthma, a lung disease prevalent among miners, silicosis; †miner's worm, id., from the consuming or phthisical appearance of the disease.wm.Sc. 1897 J. Wright Scenes Sc. Life 65:
That painful trouble so prevalent among colliers known as “miner's asthma”, which is brought on through digging in damp workings and amid foul air and gases underground.Ayr. 1903 Daily Chronicle (21 Oct.) 4:
The disease known as “miners' worm”.
