iron minen.
/ˈʌɪən ˌmʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈaɪ(ə)rn ˌmaɪn/ 1. A mine in which iron ore is excavated from the ground.
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society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > iron-mine
iron mine1538
ironwork1714
1538 T. Elyot Dict. Ferraria, an yron Myne.
1660 J. Childrey Britannia Baconica 57 In this County [sc. Sussex] are many Iron Mines, but the Iron here made is more brittle then Spanish Iron.
1738 G. Smith tr. Laboratory iv. 103 The Miners find sometimes a Matter in the Iron Mines, which they call Liver Oar.
1867 W. L. Newman in Quest. Reformed Parl. 119 Her vast and available coalfields, her iron mines, the energy of her people, founded cities in her midst.
1926 K. Freeman Intruder iii. 27 The iron mine had been shut down—it wasn't yielding enough ore to give a profit.
2011 Wisconsin State Jrnl. (Nexis) 15 Dec. a1 The changes are needed to bring iron mines and the jobs they provide to the state.
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the world > the earth > minerals > ore > [noun] > metal ore > iron ore
minea1425
iron ore1587
iron mine1616
iron man1683
1616 W. Barlow Magneticall Aduertisements i. 7 Doctour Gilbert writeth that some Iron mine, will affect a magneticall needle.
1673 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words 125 The Iron-mine lies sometimes deeper, sometimes shallower in the Earth.
1709 London Gaz. No. 4527/3 In the Land is a great quantity of Iron-Mine.
1772 J. Rutty Ess. Nat. Hist. Dublin I. 60 Besides plenty of Iron Mine, I saw several varieties of the Iron-stone which were attracted by the Magnet in their crude state.
1862 A. C. Ramsay et al. Descr. Catal. Rock Specim. (ed. 3) 148 The sites..where the ‘iron-mine’ or ‘mine-stone’ was extracted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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