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Mine \Mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mined}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Mining}.]
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1. To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or
foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine;
hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.
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They mined the walls. --Hayward.
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Too lazy to cut down these immense trees, the
spoilers . . . had mined them, and placed a quantity
of gunpowder in the cavity. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. To dig into, for ore or metal.
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Lead veins have been traced . . . but they have not
been mined. --Ure.
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3. To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging.
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The principal ore mined there is the bituminous
cinnabar. --Ure.
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Mining \Min"ing\, n. [See {Mine}, v. i.]
The act or business of making mines or of working them.
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Mining \Min"ing\, a.
Of or pertaining to mines; as, mining engineer; mining
machinery; a mining region.
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{Mining engineering}. See the Note under {Engineering}.
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