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Thread #19911   Message #3447083
Posted By: GUEST,henryp
04-Dec-12 - 06:43 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Celebrated Working Man
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Celebrated Working Man
Jud - coal ready to be brought down.

The 'jud' is curved (undermined), and the side is nicked, to allow the blast to topple over the coal with greater facility.

The term was used by Jock Purdon, who worked in the Durham coalfield, north-east England