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HOLING BLOCK [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Products
  • Lining of Mineshafts and Passages
DEF

A tapered block of hardwood used in coal-mining, being inserted in the cut made by a machine cutter to prevent it from closing.

OBS

According to Terminology of Forest Science, Technology, Practice and Products, holing block is a term used in the Commonwealth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits du bois
  • Revêtements des puits et galeries (Mines)
DEF

Bloc de bois dur spécialement travaillé pour usage dans les mines. On le place dans une taille afin d'éviter sa fermeture.

Spanish

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