"coalcutter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coalcutters [plural]
Etymology: coal + cutter Etymology templates: {{compound|en|coal|cutter}} coal + cutter Head templates: {{en-noun}} coalcutter (plural coalcutters)
  1. A device for cutting coal out of the rock face in a coal mine.
    Sense id: en-coalcutter-en-noun-GoWpq2G5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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