"cauldron bottom" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cauldron bottoms [plural]
Etymology: From cauldron + bottom, in reference to the shape and colour as seen from the perspective of someone in the coal mine. Compare Sicilian campanaru (literally “bell tower”) in sulfur mining. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cauldron|bottom}} cauldron + bottom, {{ncog|scn|campanaru||lit=bell tower}} Sicilian campanaru (literally “bell tower”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cauldron bottom (plural cauldron bottoms)
  1. (UK, mining slang, obsolete) A large, round mass in a coal seam that forms part of the roof of a coal mine passage (usually being a fossilized root or stump); considered a hazard due to being prone to falling without warning. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang Categories (topical): Mining Synonyms: cauldron arse [vulgar]
    Sense id: en-cauldron_bottom-en-noun-AGsvqz7y Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Topics: business, mining
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cauldron, bottom.
    Sense id: en-cauldron_bottom-en-noun-XzJtvAlR

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