| Mine (mine) |
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| n. | (m***emacr]n) |
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| Mine |
| [F.] |
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| Mine (mine) |
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| pron. *** a. | (m***imacr]n) |
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| Mine |
| [OE.
min, fr. AS. m&imacr]n; akin to D. mijn, OS.,
OFries., *** OHG. m&imacr]n, G. mein, Sw. *** Dan.
min, Icel. minn, Goth. meins my, mine,
meina of me, and E. me. &radic] |
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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| Mine (mine) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Mine |
| akin to L.
minari to threaten; cf. Sp. mina mine, conduit,
subterraneous canal, a spring or source of water, It. mina.
See Menace, and cf. Mien.]
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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.
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.
To dig into, for ore or metal.
To get, as metals, out of the earth by
digging.
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A subterranean cavity or passage
Any place where ore, metals, or precious
stones are got by digging or washing the soil; as, a placer
mine.
Fig.: A rich source of wealth or other
good.
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