Verb. To barrack or taunt an initiate in the 20th century coal mining industry, esp Yorkshire.
Pillocking was a tradition in which initiates were broken into the ranks of the miners through tricks and bleak humour. How well or poorly the initiate accepted the treatment would determine his social position and become a defining feature of that person's at work character, an important part of working as a team in hostile conditions and could last a lifetime.
Pillocking was a tradition in which initiates were broken into the ranks of the miners through tricks and bleak humour. How well or poorly the initiate accepted the treatment would determine his social position and become a defining feature of that person's at work character, an important part of working as a team in hostile conditions and could last a lifetime.
by Harry Blaen July 20, 2024