minery
minery noun: a mining business.
Noun
minery (plural mineries)
- A mining business.
- Therefore I have come to the conclusion that the water, being supplied by surface springs, flowing naturally into the Priddy Minery, the defendant, by digging a trench which intercepts the flow of that water from these springs, has intercepted the legal right of the plaintiff Mr. Ennor, and that...1860 December 15, The Jurist, volume VI., number 310, London: H. Sweet; V. & R. Stevens & Sons; Dublin: Hodges, Smith, & Co., published 1861, pages 1237–1238
- On the margin of the skin will be found a rude representation of a huntsman with dogs in pursuit of what is presumably a fox, thus recalling the early pastimes of the Forest; and within its precincts are indicated several mineries or lead-works, which were established on these hills, including...1902, The Mining Engineer, page 529
Forms of minery
| plural | mineries |
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Origin of minery
From Medieval Latin mineria, minaria, from Old French miniere.
Questions about minery
- What does minery mean?
- Minery means a mining business.
- What part of speech is minery?
- Minery is a noun.
- What is the plural of minery?
- The plural of minery is mineries.
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