lurryman
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]lurryman (plural lurrymen)
- (mining) One who handles or manages a lurry.
- 1896, John Mortimer, Mercantile Manchester past and present, page 115:
- Your lurryman as a rule is proud of his horse and careful of its appearance, this interest being shared by his attendant boy, otherwise known as a "nipper," part of whose duty it is to go from warehouse to warehouse in search of packages to make up a load.