Category: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.