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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GOAF
Goaf;
n.;
pl.
Goafs
or
Goaves.
Etym:
[
Cf.
lst
Gob.
] (
Mining
)
Defn:
That
part
of
a
mine
from
which
the
mineral
has
been
partially
or
wholly
removed;
the
waste
left
in
old
workings; --
called
also
gob.
To
work
the
goaf
or
gob,
to
remove
the
pillars
of
mineral
matter
previously
left
to
support
the
roof,
and
replace
them
with
props.
Ure.
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