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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Splente coall, n. Also: splentis-, splentie-, splintie. (Also in the later dial. ‘A hard coarse coal which tends to splinter when fractured and burns with a great heat, a bituminous shale intermediate between cannel coal and common coal’ SND s.v. Splint n.) 1672 Sheriffhall Coal Accompt 24 Aug.
To 12 men for sumpting the payment of the splente coall 1681 Sheriffhall Coal Accompt 24 Jan.
For sincking the sinck from the splintie coall to the jewall coall 1681 Sheriffhall Coal Accompt 24 Jan.
Given out for thirleing a hard stoan dyck in the splentis coall being four fathams thick and being thrie tymes thirled at six pund the fathame 1683 Sheriffhall Coal Accompt 16 June.
For reding the splente coall ?1691 Sheriffhall Coal Accompt. 4 April.
Splentie coallattrib. 1673 Sheriffhall Coal Accompt.
Splente coall steps 1683 Sheriffhall Coal Accompt 30 June.
For putting throw the mynd of the jowall coall reding the splente coall stup