- run-of-the-mine
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or run-of-mine
adjective
Date: 1903
1. not graded <run-of-the-mine coal> 2. run-of-the-mill
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
run-of-the-mine
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run-of-the-mine — /run euhv dheuh muyn /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to ore or coal that is crude, ungraded, etc. 2. common or ordinary; run of the mill: a boring, run of the mine performance. Also, run of mine /run euhv muyn /. [1905 10] * * * … Universalium
run-of-the-mill — or[run of the mine] {adj.} Of a common kind; ordinary; usual. * /Frank is a very good bowler, but Joe is just run of the mill./ * /It was just a run of the mine movie./ … Dictionary of American idioms
run-of-the-mill — or[run of the mine] {adj.} Of a common kind; ordinary; usual. * /Frank is a very good bowler, but Joe is just run of the mill./ * /It was just a run of the mine movie./ … Dictionary of American idioms
The run of the mill — Run Run, n. 1. The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run. [1913 Webster] 2. A small stream; a brook; a creek. [1913 Webster] 3. That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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mine — See: BACK TO THE SALT MINES, RUN OF THE MILL or RUN OF THE MINE … Dictionary of American idioms
run-of-mine — adjective see run of the mine … New Collegiate Dictionary
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