This is a partial glossary of coal mining terminology commonly used in the coalfields of the United Kingdom. Some words were in use throughout the coalfields, some are historic and some are local to the different British coalfields.
Agent
Airway
Bank, pit bank or pit brow
Banksman or banker
Bell
Bind
Blower
Butterfly
Butty
Chargehand
Charter master
Chock
Collier
Contraband
Dataller
Day level
Deep
Deputy
Dip
District
Doggy
Downcast, downcast shaft
Downthrow
Drift
Dudley
Engine pit
Engineer
Engineman
Eye or pit-eye
Face or coal face
Fitter
Furnace, furnace pit
Garland
Gate
Goaf, gove or gob
Headframe , headstocks or headgear
Heading
Heave
Hurrier , putter, drawer or waggoner
Inby
Inset
Intake
Jenkin
Jud
Lampman
Level
Main gate
Man winding
Manager
Master shifter
Official
Onsetter
Outby
Outcrop
Overcast
Overwind
Owner
Pack
Panel or pannel working
Pass-bye
Pillar
Pit
Pitman
Props or pit props
Puncheon
Putter
Repairer
Rescue man
Return
Ripper, Ripping
Screens
Shotfirer
Slope
Small coals
Snap or bait
Squeeze
Stinkdamp
Surveyor
Timberman
Trapper
Tub
Upcast, upcast shaft
Upthrow
Whitedamp
Winning
Yard