"kettle bottom" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kettle bottoms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kettle bottom (plural kettle bottoms)
  1. (mining) A smooth cylindrical piece of petrified wood in the ceiling of a mine which may drop down and injure or kill miners Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-kettle_bottom-en-noun-MjX9QIg6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, mining

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