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Salt mine

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any mine used for the extraction of salt.
  2. 2
    a job involving drudgery and confinement wordnet
  3. 3
    Any laborious work situation, especially in a confined space. broadly
  4. 4
    a mine where salt is dug wordnet
  5. 5
    An abundance of indignation felt by one person or a group of people due to over-sensitivity, humourlessness, disappointment, or defeat; a gold mine (sense 3) of salt (noun sense 11). Internet, derogatory

    "The fan forum was an absolute salt mine after the football team's loss to the last-place team in its division."

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