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goaves |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Goaf \Goaf\; n.; pl {Goafs}or {Goaves}. [Cf. lst {Gob}.] (Mining) That part of a mine from which the mineral has been partially or wholly removed; the waste left in old workings; -- called also {gob} . {To work the goaf} or {gob}, to remove the pillars of mineral matter previously left to support the roof, and replace them with props. --Ure. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Goaves \Goaves\ (g[=o]vz), n. pl [See {Goaf}, n.] (Mining) Old workings. See {Goaf}. --Raymond.
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