Freemining refers to the ancient custom of independent small-scale mining carried out by a freeminer — a person with the traditional right to mine in certain areas of Britain, most famously the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire. Rooted in centuries-old legal traditions, freemining allowed local-born men to work coal, iron ore, and stone seams without belonging to a large mining company. It's a slice of British labour history that still technically exists as a protected legal right today.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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He was proud to carry on the tradition of freemining passed down through his family for generations in the Forest of Dean.
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(British) The mining activities of a freeminer.
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