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layman Placing Mining 
n. a person holding a lay (def. 1).
See also: lay ((n.)) (def. 1)
- 1898 The last few days several laymen have arrived from Sulphur well pleased with their prospects.
- 1901 Discovery claims and Nos. 1 and 2 on Bonanza will be worked by laymen the coming winter.
- 1926 Old-timers will remember the trio who took out an 80% lay from the North American Trading Company, and each man received over sixty thousand dollars as his share of the winter's work. Thereafter, they were known as "the lucky laymen."
- 1898 The last few days several laymen have arrived from Sulphur well pleased with their prospects.