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colliery

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col⋅lier⋅y

  [kol-yuh-ree]
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–noun, plural -lier⋅ies.
a coal mine, including all buildings and equipment.
Origin:
1625–35; collier + -y 3
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col·lier·y   (kŏl'yə-rē)   
n.   pl. col·lier·ies
A coal mine together with its physical plant and outbuildings.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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