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rob [räb]
(mining engineering)
To take out ore or coal from a mine with a view to immediate product, and not to subsequent working.


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The boy had been born in Lockesley town--in the year 1160, stern records say--and was often called Lockesley, or Rob of Lockesley.
What they did with Rob Roy I never knew; but 'twas all for one little hare.
But Tom give him five cents to keep quiet, and said we would all go home and meet next week, and rob somebody and kill some people.
 
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