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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BENT, adj. (See quot.)Sc. 1886 J. Barrowman Sc. Mining Terms 10:
Bent, a seam which is rendered more difficult to work on account of the unequal distribution of the weight of the overlying strata is said to be bent.
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