Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mining, a screen or grating made of bars.
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Examples
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(B) Lump coal; that which passes over a bar-screen with openings 1¼ inches wide.
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(C) Nut coal; that which passes through a bar-screen with 1¼-inch openings and over one with ¾-inch openings.
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(D) Slack coal; that which passes through a bar-screen with ¾-inch openings.
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