Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BENCHER, n. In mining: a man employed at the bottom of an inclined plane in a mine (Sc. 1883 W. S. Gresley Glossary 18). [Cf. Eng. bench, a layer of a coal seam, to recede in terraced levels.]
