Lewer vs Hewer - What's the difference?
lewer | hewer |
(lew)
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(Northern England) Lukewarm, tepid.
One who hews.
* 1904 , Kellogg Durland, Among the Fife Miners (page 62)
* 1975 , Lawrence Schofer, The Formation of a Modern Labor Force, Upper Silesia, 1865-1914
As an adjective lewer
is comparative of lew.As a noun hewer is
one who hews.lewer
English
Adjective
(head)lew
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Adjective
(er)References
* * ----hewer
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Noun
(en noun)- By certain arrangements in the former method the miner not only gets the coal but makes all proppings and repairs, so that the face moves much more slowly than with the other method where the hewers devote all their time to getting the coal
- All three groups were paid less per shift than coal miners. In 1905, for instance, hewers in coal mines received an average 3.79 marks per shift; in zinc and lead, 3.10 marks; in iron, 2.36 marks.