Coal-mining. (See quot.)
1849. Greenwell, Coal-Trade Terms Northumb. & Durh., 49. Spare.—A piece of wood, 6 or 8 inches long, 6 inches broad, cut from 1 inch Scotch deal, with one of the flat sides tapered off to the end;… the baff-end is put in first,… and the spare driven between the baff-end and the crib, in the manner of a wedge.
