Meaning of COLLIERY
| Pronunciation: | | 'kâlyuree
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[n] a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it |
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COLLIERY is a 8 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | pit |
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| | See Also: | | coal mine, coalpit, mine, work, workplace | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Col"lier*y\, n.; pl. {Collieries}. [Cf. {Coalery},
{Collier}.]
1. The place where coal is dug; a coal mine, and the
buildings, etc., belonging to it.
2. The coal trade. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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