underhole

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verb

To cut away or mine out the lower portion of a coal seam or a part of the underlay so as to win or get the overlying coal.

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Meanings

verbunderhole (third-person singular simple present underholes, present participle underholing, simple past and past participle underholed)

present singular third person underholes · participle present underholing · participle past underholed · past underholed

  1. businessTo cut away or mine out the lower portion of a coal seam or a part of the underlay so as to win or get the overlying coal.

Origin

From under- + hole.

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APA

underhole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underhole

MLA

“underhole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underhole. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underhole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underhole.

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