coalfacen.

Brit.

/ˈkəʊlfeɪs/, U.S.

/ˈkoʊlˌfeɪs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: coal n., face n.

Etymology: < coal n. + face n.

1. In a coal mine: an exposed surface of coal at which mining is carried out; cf. face n. 22a. Also by metonymy: the mining industry.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > for coal > coal-mining industry

coalface1771

society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > coal-mine

pit1447

coal mine1475

coal work?1610

coalery1644

colliery1648

coalface1771

coal-working1774

society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > working face or place > in coal mine

stall1665

bank1693

coalface1771

set1858

1771 J. Williams Jrnl. 28 May in B. Franklin Papers (1974) XVIII. 115 The last thousand yards to the first coal face were subterranean.

1844 Glasgow Herald 21 Oct. A collier of the name of Andrew Fotheringham lost his life by a fall of stone from the roof at the coal face.

1872 Good Words for Young 89/2 They hang their lamps above their heads, and then swinging their picks, make a ledge in the coal face.

1929 Daily Express 7 Nov. 2/3 Two Lancashire Socialist members who recently worked at the coal face and were returned to Parliament for the first time in May.

1956 F. S. Atkinson in D. L. Linton Sheffield xiv. 270 A new method of mining at the coalface, known as the ‘prop-free front’ system.

2013 Express (Nexis) 11 May 22 Male school-leavers were handed pit helmets, pick-axes and hobnailed boots and sent to the coalface.

2. figurative. Chiefly British. An active or practical, rather than theoretical, level of work or experience in a particular field, usually implying dedication and hard work. Chiefly in at the coalface.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > [noun]

hive1634

workplace1708

coalface1964

1964 Guardian 22 June 6/7 Is it simpler for us to do our social loving at one remove, on a committee instructing a professional to get on with it, than down at the coalface working with them.

1986 New Scientist 10 July 57/1 It's tough at the coalface of physics these days.

2002 Daily Post (Liverpool) 15 July 8 He contends that there is no substitute for ‘first hand coal face experience of talking to people’.

2012 Nottingham Post (Nexis) 23 May 14 My vigorous..manner and bright-eyed optimism belie my 40 years at the coal face of newspaper journalism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	coalface
释义	coalfacen. Brit. /ˈkəʊlfeɪs/, U.S. /ˈkoʊlˌfeɪs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: coal n., face n. Etymology: < coal n. + face n. 1. In a coal mine: an exposed surface of coal at which mining is carried out; cf. face n. 22a. Also by metonymy: the mining industry. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > for coal > coal-mining industry coalface1771 society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > coal-mine pit1447 coal mine1475 coal work?1610 coalery1644 colliery1648 coalface1771 coal-working1774 society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > working face or place > in coal mine stall1665 bank1693 coalface1771 set1858 1771 J. Williams Jrnl. 28 May in B. Franklin Papers (1974) XVIII. 115 The last thousand yards to the first coal face were subterranean. 1844 Glasgow Herald 21 Oct. A collier of the name of Andrew Fotheringham lost his life by a fall of stone from the roof at the coal face. 1872 Good Words for Young 89/2 They hang their lamps above their heads, and then swinging their picks, make a ledge in the coal face. 1929 Daily Express 7 Nov. 2/3 Two Lancashire Socialist members who recently worked at the coal face and were returned to Parliament for the first time in May. 1956 F. S. Atkinson in D. L. Linton Sheffield xiv. 270 A new method of mining at the coalface, known as the ‘prop-free front’ system. 2013 Express (Nexis) 11 May 22 Male school-leavers were handed pit helmets, pick-axes and hobnailed boots and sent to the coalface. 2. figurative. Chiefly British. An active or practical, rather than theoretical, level of work or experience in a particular field, usually implying dedication and hard work. Chiefly in at the coalface. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > [noun] hive1634 workplace1708 coalface1964 1964 Guardian 22 June 6/7 Is it simpler for us to do our social loving at one remove, on a committee instructing a professional to get on with it, than down at the coalface working with them. 1986 New Scientist 10 July 57/1 It's tough at the coalface of physics these days. 2002 Daily Post (Liverpool) 15 July 8 He contends that there is no substitute for ‘first hand coal face experience of talking to people’. 2012 Nottingham Post (Nexis) 23 May 14 My vigorous..manner and bright-eyed optimism belie my 40 years at the coal face of newspaper journalism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1771
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