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coalcutter

coalcutter noun: a device for cutting coal out of the rock face in a coal mine.

Noun

coalcutter (plural coalcutters)

  1. A device for cutting coal out of the rock face in a coal mine.
    • One was to a coalcutterman who was caught and mutilated by the coalcutter picks whilst the jib was being withdrawn from under the coal.1949, Great Britain Ministry of Fuel and Power, Reports of H.M. Inspectors of Mines Under the Coal Mines Act, 1911
    • The cutting chain of a longwall coalcutter was reversed in an attempt to free the jib which had become fast, and an assistant coalcutterman was caught by the moving picks.1955, Reports of H.M. Inspectors of Mines Under the Coal Mines Act, page 14

Forms of coalcutter

pluralcoalcutters

Origin of coalcutter

From coal + cutter.

Words formed from coalcutter

Questions about coalcutter

What does coalcutter mean?
Coalcutter means a device for cutting coal out of the rock face in a coal mine.
What part of speech is coalcutter?
Coalcutter is a noun.
What is the plural of coalcutter?
The plural of coalcutter is coalcutters.

Words near coalcutter in the dictionary

  1. Coalburn
  2. coalburner
  3. coalburners
  4. coalcart
  5. Coalcliff
  6. coalcutter
  7. coalcutterman
  8. coalcuttermen
  9. coalcutters
  10. Coaldale
  11. coaldealer

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