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The place where coal is dug; a coal mine, and the buildings, etc., belonging to it.

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  1. n. The place where coal is dug; a coal mine, and the buildings, etc., belonging to it.
  2. n. The coal trade.
  3. n. a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
  4. 1. The place where coal is dug; a coal mine, and the buildings, etc., belonging to it. 2. The coal trade. [Obs.] Johnson.
  5. n:100 n. a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it