"coal cracker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coal crackers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} coal cracker (plural coal crackers)
  1. (US, slang) A native or established resident of the traditional coal-mining area of northeastern Pennsylvania; a worker in the mines of this region. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-coal_cracker-en-noun-r4k9Cb77 Categories (other): American English, Coal, Pennsylvania, USA Disambiguation of Coal: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pennsylvania, USA: 88 12
  2. (historical) A breaker boy. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-coal_cracker-en-noun-YPLkEnmu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Occupations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Occupations: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

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