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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PLANE, n.2 Sc. mining usage: “a working room driven at right angles to or facing the plane joints” (Sc. 1886 J. Barrowman Mining Terms 51); hence adv. comb. plane-course adv. phr. on plane, “in the direction facing the plane-joints” (Ib.).
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"Plane n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 20 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/plane_n2>
