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bord

noun

bord

noun

Etymology From board, which is also a less common variant of bord; probably from the former practice of laying boards in mine passageways to form a relatively smooth surface along which the coal was dragged in sledges.

1

Business, Mining The coalface parallel to the natural fissures.

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