Mined

/maɪnd/ verb

Definition

Extracted valuable materials (like coal, gems, or metals) from underground by digging; or extracted from a large amount of information.

Etymology

From Old French 'mine', possibly from Celtic sources or a pre-Latin Mediterranean language. Originally meant a mine shaft or excavation. The verb form means to dig or extract from such places.

Kelly Says

Medieval miners would take caged birds down into mines—if the bird died, toxic gases were present and miners needed to escape immediately. The canary became the original safety system!

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