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See Mien. |
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Belonging to me; my. Used as a pronominal to me; my.
Used as a pronominal adjective in the predicate; as, "Vengeance is
mine; I will repay." Rom. xii. 19. Also, in the old style, used
attributively, instead of my, before a noun beginning with a vowel. |
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To dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get ore, metals,
coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in the earth for
minerals; to dig a passage or cavity under anything in order to
overthrow it by explosives or otherwise. |
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To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or
lodge in the earth; as, the mining cony. |
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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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To dig into, for ore or metal. |
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To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging. |
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A subterranean cavity or passage |
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A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic
ores, precious stones, coal, or other mineral substances are taken by
digging; -- distinguished from the pits from which stones for
architectural purposes are taken, and which are called quarries. |
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A cavity or tunnel made under a fortification or other
work, for the purpose of blowing up the superstructure with some
explosive agent. |
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Any place where ore, metals, or precious stones are got by
digging or washing the soil; as, a placer mine. |
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Fig.: A rich source of wealth or other good. |
