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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In coal-mines, a dense, soft clay underlying the coal-seam. Also called under-clay, seat, pavement, floor, or thill in different mining districts in England.
- noun A Middle English form of
puncheon . - Same as
pounce , 1.
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ruzuzu commented on the word pounson
"3. In coal-mines, a dense, soft clay underlying the coal-seam. Also called under-clay, seat, pavement, floor, or thill in different mining districts in England."
--Century Dictionary
April 7, 2011