Definitions
the part of a coal seam that is being cut
Word origin
From coal + face.
Used in a sentence
“Works of this kind are necessarily parasitic upon the research of other scholars and I should like to express my gratitude to all those whose hard labour at the coalface has made my own endeavours possible.”
“Lizzie had paid her own dues at the coalface of teething babies and gave the young mother an understanding grin in return.”
“However, my mother, who had been at the coalface of the marital collapse, felt the need to have an in-depth debrief.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Mine workfront”8 letters
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