In 1765 only 80 men were employed, and the annual output of slates did not exceed 1,000 tons, and large-scale quarrying was not begun by Lord Penrhyn until 1782.
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Quarrying
Synonyms for "quarrying" (25 found)
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Related words (12)
Noun(9 words)
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11 entriesdata collectionextractionextraction activityhuntingindustrial activityinformation retrievalminingmining activityproductionpursuitresource extraction
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12 entriesbig game huntingdata miningdimension stone quarryinggranite quarryinglimestone quarryingopen-pit quarryingsand quarryingsandstone quarryingsmall game huntingtext miningunderground quarryingweb scraping
Collocations
13 entriesgranite quarryinglimestone quarryingopen pit quarryingquarrying activitiesquarrying equipmentquarrying industryquarrying operationsquarrying permitquarrying regulationquarrying sitequarrying wastesandstone quarryingstone quarrying
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