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whimsey
· noun · brummie
Pit-head winding gear — originally the horse-powered version.
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The winding engine at the top of a coal-pit shaft that hauled men and coal up and down. In Black Country usage it specifically meant the old horse-powered version (a 'ginny-whimsey') before steam took over. Pure mining-heritage vocab — gone with the pits but preserved in place names and museum signage.
“Me grandad worked the whimsey at the colliery before the war.”
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whimsey In A Sentence
Me grandad worked the whimsey at the colliery before the war.
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What does "whimsey" mean?
It refers to pit-head winding gear, originally the horse-powered version used at mines.
How do you use "whimsey" in a sentence?
"The old whimsey still stands where the colliery used to be."
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