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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TRIBUTER
TRIBUTER
Trib "u *
ter,
n. (
Mining
)
Defn:
One
who
works
for
a
certain
portion
of
the
ore,
or
its
value.
[
Eng.
]
Note:
Tributers
generally
work
in
gangs,
and
have
a
limited
portion
of
a
lode
set
them,
called
a
tribute
pitch,
beyond
which
they
are
not
permitted
to
work,
and
for
which
they
receive
a
certain
portion
of
the
ore,
or
so
much
per
pound,
as
agreed
upon,
of
the
value
of
what
they
raise.
Weale.
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