Editing Pitmatic (section)

==Vocabulary==

Pitmatic words and expressions include:
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*''al reet''*{{snd}}alright, how are you?
*''bait''{{sup|†}}{{snd}}meal eaten underground
*''byut''*{{snd}}boot
*''chods''*{{snd}}lumps
*''clarts''*{{snd}}mud
*''dunch''*{{snd}}crash, bang together
*''fyass''*{{snd}}face
*''gan canny owwer the greaser''{{sup|†}}{{snd}}mind how you go{{refn|group=lower-roman |The greaser was a mechanism installed between the rails of the [[mine railway]] that lubricated the wheels of coal-carrying [[minecart|tubs]].}}
*''ganning''*{{snd}}going
*''gansey''*{{snd}}have a go
*''had yer hand''*{{snd}}hold on a minute
*''hoggers''*{{snd}}trousers
*''hose''{{sup|†}}{{snd}}pipe conveying [[compressed air]]
*''impittent''*{{snd}}impudent
*''jesting''*{{snd}}joking
*''jigger''{{sup|†}}{{snd}}vibrating trough for cleaning coal
*''jowling''{{sup|†}}{{snd}}tapping the wall or ceiling of a mine to check its condition
*''keep had young'un''*{{snd}}take care
*''knar''*{{snd}}know
*''lektrishun''{{sup|†}}{{snd}}electrician
*''lugs''*{{snd}}ears
*''maingate''{{sup|†}}{{snd}}principal roadway in a mine
*''marra''*{{snd}}mate, friend, work-mate
*''netty''*{{snd}}toilet
*''oot-by''{{sup|†}}{{snd}}direction towards the [[Shaft sinking#Mine shafts|mineshaft]]
*''owwer''*{{snd}}over
*''plodge''*{{snd}}to walk through mud or water
*''rammel''{{sup|†}}{{snd}}worthess stone mixed with coal
*''rapping''{{sup|†}}{{snd}}transmitting signals
*''rive''*{{snd}}to tear or rip off
*''shul''*{{snd}}shovel
*''skeets''{{sup|†}}{{snd}}guides for cages{{refn|group=lower-roman |A cage suspended on a wire rope is a conveyance used for moving workers and supplies below the surface of a mine.}} going up or down a [[Shaft sinking#Mine shafts|mineshaft]]
*''tadger''{{sup|†}}{{snd}}electric drill
*''tak had''{{sup|†}}{{snd}}take hold, steady yourself (in the cage)
*''thee''*{{snd}}your
*''windy pick''{{sup|†}}{{snd}}[[jackhammer|pneumatic pick]]
*''winnet''*{{snd}}won't
*''you're gettin yerself ahead of the buzzer''{{sup|†}}{{snd}}getting above your station, being forward
*''yummer''*{{snd}}bad mood
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> from Houghton-le-Spring Heritage Society (2017)<ref name=NotMackems /><br />{{sup|†}} from Griffiths (2007)<ref name=Griffiths2007 />