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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mining, in wide rooms with center pack-walls, the air-course alongside the pillar.
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I found that a warm flue caused the back-vent pipe to evaporate enough of the water from the seal of the trap to break it in less than a week, and I am confident that this often happens in practice.
The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, Jan-Mar, 1890 Various
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