"The idea of making coal heavers out of us!" growled a much-disgusted voice.

Those on the right were allotted to the coal-heavers as representatives of Louis; the ladies of the fish-market sat on the left as the deputies of Marie Antoinette.

No doubt if I were a coal-heaver by day, my wife would see to the fire after dinner while I wrote letters.

The coal-heavers of Wapping destroyed property and committed murders, and two thousand keel-men and sailors of Sunderland fairly beat off the King's troops that were sent against them from Newcastle.