A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921.
ORDER II.—AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS
Sub-order 1.—Agricultural Occupations
026.—Land Drainers. Drainage Labourers
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- bank repairer (land drainage)
- a drainage labourer (q.v.) who builds up banks of ditches or other water courses with earth and clay usually dug from bed of ditch with spade; may cart clay from other districts for the purpose.
- drainage jobber
- a ditcher (024) or drainage labourer (q.v.) working on his own account, who repairs existing systems of field drainage, or lays simple system of drainage in accordance with instructions of farmer (011) (q.v.).
- drainage labourer
- clears silt and weeds from watercourses with rake and spade; repairs the banks thereof in marshy land, plastering them with clay laid on with spade; may also help to load and unload barges in which clays are taken from one district to another; sometimes specifically designated, e.g., fen drainage labourer.
- drain cleaner
- a drainage labourer (q.v.) who clears drains of rubbish and silt with spade and rake; may cut weeds from banks with scythe and sickle.
- drainer
; sewerman
- a drainage labourer (q.v.) who digs trenches, lays drainage pipes, and fills up the trench with loose soil; digs out watercourses and ditches or dykes; sometimes specifically designated. e.g., estate drainer, field drainer, land drainer, land pipe drainer, land tile drainer.
- dyker
- a drainage labourer (q.v.) who digs out new watercourses, ditches, or dykes, or repairs old ones, by clearing away weeds and redigging channel.
- marsh labourer, marsh man
- a drainage labourer (q.v.) working on marsh land.
- penstock keeper
- see sluice keeper (land drainage).
- sewerman (land drainage)
- see drainer.
- sluice keeper (land drainage)
; penstock keeper
- controls flow of water in land drainage systems of fens, marshes, etc., by opening or closing sluices by hand; keeps sluices clear of weeds and silt; oils working parts.
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From:
A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921,
Ministry of Labour, 1927. Digitised by Peter Christian, August, 2016. This text is in the Public Domain. 