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pinch

1. the quantity of a substance, such as salt, that can be taken between a thumb and finger

2. a very small quantity

pinch [pinch]

(engineering)

The closing-in of borehole walls before casing is emplaced, resulting from rock failure when drilling in formations having a low compressional strength.

(geology)

Thinning of a rock layer, as where a vein narrows.

(mining engineering)

horseback squeeze

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