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COLLIERIES |
Coal mines |
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DAN |
A small truck or sledge used in coal mines. |
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CORB |
A basket used in coal mines, etc. see Corf. |
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DAMP |
A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pints,
etc. |
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BUTTY |
One who mines by contract, at so much per ton of coal or
ore. |
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CORF |
A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or
ore in the mines. |
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BRETTICE |
The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and
walls of coal mines. See Brattice. |
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CULM |
The waste of the Pennsylvania anthracite mines, consisting of
fine coal, dust, etc., and used as fuel. |
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BYARD |
A piece of leather crossing the breast, used by the men who
drag sledges in coal mines. |
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BREAKER |
Specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for
breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which such a machine
is placed. |
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LORRY |
A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in
mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting
baggage, as at railway stations. |
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OUTPUT |
The amount of coal or ore put out from one or more mines,
or the quantity of material produced by, or turned out from, one or
more furnaces or mills, in a given time. |
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MINER |
One who mines; a digger for metals, etc.; one engaged in the
business of getting ore, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth;
one who digs ... |