What is 2. (Mining) To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore called?
dig — 2. (Mining) To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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