buttocker

A worker who gets coal off at a longwall face.

Noun

  1. A worker who gets coal off at a longwall face.
  2. One who uses the cross-buttock throw.
    • It is a chip, however, always fraught with peril, as the slack hold of the buttocker, if he misses his aim, enables his opponent to gain a firmer grip, which he is certain to make the best use of in the commanding...

Origin

From buttock + -er.

Forms

buttockers