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1. a mine from which salt is excavated.2. Usually, salt mines. a place of habitual confinement and drudgery: After two weeks of vacation it will be back to the salt mines for the staff.[1675-85]
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Salt mine — Salt Salt, a. [Compar. {Salter}; superl. {Saltest}.] [AS. sealt, salt. See {Salt}, n.] 1. Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt; prepared or preserved with, or tasting of, salt; salted; as, salt beef; salt water. Salt tears.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
salt-mine — saltˈ mine noun A mine of rock salt • • • Main Entry: ↑salt … Useful english dictionary
Salt mine — A salt mine is an operation involved in the extraction of salt from rock salt or halite, a type of evaporitic deposit [ [http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/Display.cfm?Term=evaporite Oilfield Glossary: Term evaporite ] ] . Areas known for their … Wikipedia
salt mine — noun 1. a mine where salt is dug • Hypernyms: ↑mine 2. a job involving drudgery and confinement • Syn: ↑treadmill • Hypernyms: ↑occupation, ↑business, ↑job, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
salt mine — mine from where salt is excavated; job that involves hard work and confinement (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
salt mine — noun a) Any mine used for the extraction of salt. b) Any laborious work, especially in a confined space … Wiktionary
salt mine — /ˈsɒlt maɪn/ (say solt muyn) noun 1. a mine from which salt is excavated. 2. (usually plural) Colloquial (humorous) a place of employment. Also, saltmine …
Salt mine — (jocular) (usually plural) workplace in which work is fast paced and gruelling … Dictionary of Australian slang
salt mine — Australian Slang (jocular) (usually plural) workplace in which work is fast paced and gruelling … English dialects glossary
salt mine — Work, drudgery … American business jargon
