Also 7 colery, 8–9 coalry. [f. COAL sb. + -ERY, -RY.] ‘A place where coals are dug’ (J.); now regularly COLLIERY.

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1658.  Vestry Bks. (Surtees), 320. The Colerye of Renton.

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a. 1658.  Cleveland, News fr. Newcastle, 36. The Sun’s Heaven’s Coalery, and Coals our Sun.

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1695.  Lond. Gaz., No. 3059/4. A General meeting of all the proprietors of the Blyth Colery.

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a. 1714.  Burnet, Own Time (1823), I. 49. Masters, not only of Northumberland, and the bishopric of Duresme but of the coalries.

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1849.  Sir F. B. Head, Stokers & Pokers, i. (1851), 30. There arose out of the shafts of our coaleries … Old George Stephenson.

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