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 bankorpit brow
Banksmanorbanker
Bell
Bind
Blower
Butterfly
Butty
Chargehand
Charter master
Chock
Collier
Contraband
Dataller
Day level
Deep
Deputy
Dip
District
Doggy
Downcast, downcast shaft
Downthrow
Drift
Engine pit
Engineer
Engineman
Eyeorpit-eye
Faceorcoal face
Fitter
Furnace, furnace pit
Garland
Gate
Goaf, goveorgob
Headframe, headstocksorheadgear
Heading
Heave
Hurrier, putter, drawerorwaggoner
Inbye
Inset
Intake
Jenkin
Jud
Lampman
Level
Main gate
Man winding
Manager
Master shifter
Official
Onsetter
Outbye
Outcrop
Overcast
Overwind
Owner
Pack
Panel or pannel working
Pass-bye
Pillar
Pit
Pitman
Propsorpit props
Puncheon
Putter
Repairer
Rescue man
Return
Ripper, Ripping
Screens
Shotfirer
Slope
Small coals
Snaporbait
Squeeze
Stinkdamp
Surveyor
Timberman
Trapper
Tub
Upcast, upcast shaft
Upthrow
Whitedamp
Winning
Yard