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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A clip used to connect a rope to a tub of coal in order to haul it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: business, mining
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Invented by James William Smallman.
