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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In coal-mining, the walling or lining of a shaft.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Mining) The lining of a mine shaft with stones or bricks to prevent caving.

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  • noun mining The lining of a shaft with stones or bricks to prevent collapse.

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  • The lining of a mine shaft with stones or bricks to prevent a cave-in.

    July 6, 2009