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(Ireland) A sandwich, usually with a hot or cold savoury filling buttered in a barmcake. The most common are chips, bacon, sausage and egg.

(West Country) A friend. +

(mining) A miner who works under contract, receiving a fixed amount per ton of coal or ore.

(dated) A miner's assistant or apprentice.

(UK) A workmate.

(among boys) A drudge; a cat's paw; someone who does the hard work; someone who is being taken advantage of by someone else.

(Shropshire) One of a pair of shoes or gloves.

(dialect) To work together; to keep company with.

(Shropshire) To cohabit; to reside with another as a couple.

(Yorkshire) To act in concert with intent to defraud; to play unfairly.

(West Country) Resembling a heavy cart.