What is (a) The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face. (b) pl. Small coal produced in making the nicking called?
nicking — (a) The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face. (b) pl. Small coal produced in making the nicking. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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