spoil bank
noun
a bank of excavated refuse or waste earth, as of shale from surface coal mining.
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Nearby words
- spodosol,
- spodumene,
- spohr,
- spohr, ludwig,
- spoil,
- spoil for,
- spoil ground,
- spoilage,
- spoiled priest,
- spoiler
Origin of spoil bank
First recorded in 1820–30
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