In mining, a layer of coal or mineral ore that is thin or of poor quality.
Of obscure origin, possibly dialectal or technical mining vocabulary, related to 'fill' or 'flock,' but the exact etymological path is unclear in historical records.
Mining has incredible specialized vocabulary because miners had to name every variation they'd encounter deep underground—'fillock' is one of hundreds of coal-seam terms most people have never heard.
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