teemer

noun

teemer

noun

Etymology From teem + -er.

1

One who teems, or brings forth.

  • The staff discharging the coal from the wagons is known as teemers or tippers; they are employed by the dock-owners.1945 January and February, T. F. Cameron, “Dock Working”, in Railway Magazine, page 11:

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