Marrow

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003541",
  "term": "Marrow",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A workmate or partner in a mine, particularly in the historical coalfields of Northern England. Two or more miners would form a marrows team, sharing the work and earnings of a specific task or place within the pit. This system of partnership was fundamental to the organization of labor in hand-hewing coal mining operations before widespread mechanization.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "see_also": [
    "half-marrow"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Bergmann",
    "es": "ayudante de minero",
    "fr": "aide-mineur"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/marrow/"
}