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overburden |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overburden \O`ver*bur"den\, v. t. To load with too great weight or too much care etc --Sir P. Sidney. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overburden \O"ver*bur`den\, n. The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry. --Raymond. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: overburden n 1: the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits 2: an excessive burden [syn: {overload}] v 1: burden with too much work or responsibility 2: load with excessive weight
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