The former, therefore, are the feeders, and the latter the dischargers, of the great trunk of the canal.
"Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton"
John Barrow
But what about the colliers and the carriers' labourers, such as railway men, dischargers, and carters?
"Britain for the British"
Robert Blatchford