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spoil bank
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noun
a bank of excavated refuse or waste earth, as of shale from surface coal mining.
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Origin of spoil bank
First recorded in 1820–30
Words nearby spoil bank
spodosol, spodumene, Spohr, spoil, spoilage, spoil bank, spoiled, spoiled priest, spoiler, spoiler party, spoilfive
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