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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In mining, iron frames or standards carrying the pillow-blocks of pit-head pulleys. Also maidens.

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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mingle.

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  • I read an article in German the other day which used the "English word" "mingles" (instead of singles) in order to describe people who are not 100% sure whether they are still in a relationship or not. ;-)

    January 12, 2015

  • "In mining, iron frames or standards carrying the pillow-blocks of pit-head pulleys. Also maidens."

    -- from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

    February 1, 2017