'Collieries' definitions:

Definition of 'Collieries'

From: GCIDE
  • Colliery \Col"lier*y\, n.; pl. Collieries. [Cf. Coalery, Collier.]
  • 1. The place where coal is dug; a coal mine, and the buildings, etc., belonging to it. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The coal trade. [Obs.] --Johnson. [1913 Webster]

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