costeaning

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Synonyms: contemning, cosening, postweaning, steaning

Antonyms: contemning, cosening, postweaning, steaning

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|mining}} A process for discovering [[metallic]] [[lode]]s by sinking small pits through the [[superficial]] [[deposit]]s to the solid rock, and then driving from one pit to another across the direction of the [[vein]], so as to cross all the veins between the two pits.

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