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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Goafs | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Goaf \Goaf\; n.; pl. {Goafs}or {Goaves}. [Cf. lst {Gob}.] (Mining) That part of a mine from which the mineral has been partially or wholly removed; the waste left in old workings; -- called also {gob} . {To work the goaf} [or] {gob}, to remove the pillars of mineral matter previously left to support the roof, and replace them with props. --Ure. | |
