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Webster 1913 Edition

Colliery

Col′lier-y

,
Noun.
;
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Colliery

COLLIERY

,
Noun.
1.
The place where coal is dug.
2.
The coal trade.

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