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  • 1Coal — Sedimentary Rock Anthracite coal Composition Primary carbon Secondary hydrogen, sulfur …

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  • 2vein´like´ — vein «vayn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) one of the blood vessels or tubes that carry the blood to the heart from all parts of the body. b) any blood vessel. 2. the rib of a leaf; one of the strands or bundles of vascular tissue forming the principal… …

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  • 3vein´er — vein «vayn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) one of the blood vessels or tubes that carry the blood to the heart from all parts of the body. b) any blood vessel. 2. the rib of a leaf; one of the strands or bundles of vascular tissue forming the principal… …

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  • 4vein — veinal, adj. veinless, adj. veinlike, adj. /vayn/, n. 1. one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart. 2. (loosely) any blood vessel. 3. one of the riblike thickenings that form the… …

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  • 5vein — [[t]veɪn[/t]] n. 1) anat. one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart 2) anat. (loosely) any blood vessel 3) ent one of the riblike thickenings that form the framework of the wing of …

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  • 6vein — /veɪn / (say vayn) noun 1. one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart. 2. (loosely) any blood vessel. 3. one of the tubular, riblike thickenings that ramify in an insect s wing. 4.… …

  • 7coal cutter — noun : a hand manipulated but power driven machine that is used to detach coal from the vein usually by sawing or drilling * * * a machine for cutting a kerf, esp. in longwall mining. [1870 75] …

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  • 8The Big Vein — refers to a 14 foot thick seam of bituminous coal discovered in the Georges Creek Valley in the US in the early 19th century. This coal vein became famous for its clean burning low sulfur content that made it ideal for powering ocean steamers,… …

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  • 9Lackawanna Coal Mine — The Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour is a museum and retired coal mine located in McDade Park in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Visitors board a mine car and descend the #190 slope into the Clark Vein of coal. At the foot of the shaft the visitors begin a… …

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  • 10Consolidation Coal Company — Infobox Company company name = Consolidation Coal Company company company type = Private before 1966 and a subsidiary thereafter until 1999 foundation = Cumberland, Maryland(1864) industry = Coal Railroad dates = 1860 1999The Consolidation Coal… …

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