coalface

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  The surface of coal exposed by mining, or a part of a coal seam that is currently being mined.
 * 2)  The end of a drift, entry, or room in a coal mine.
 * 3)  A place where difficult or strenuous work is done.
 * 4)  A place where more tangible, practical, or direct work of an activity is done, as opposed to theoretical or managerial work.
 * 5) * 2010, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, Exporting out of recession: third report of session 2009-10. Oral and written evidence, The Stationery Office ISBN 9780215543554, page 20
 * By all means look at streamlining systems, look at changing the way that you produce public services for sure, but please do not cut at the coalface. That goes for a teacher, it goes for a policeman and it goes for a nurse.
 * 1)  A place where more tangible, practical, or direct work of an activity is done, as opposed to theoretical or managerial work.
 * 2) * 2010, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, Exporting out of recession: third report of session 2009-10. Oral and written evidence, The Stationery Office ISBN 9780215543554, page 20
 * By all means look at streamlining systems, look at changing the way that you produce public services for sure, but please do not cut at the coalface. That goes for a teacher, it goes for a policeman and it goes for a nurse.
 * 1) * 2010, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, Exporting out of recession: third report of session 2009-10. Oral and written evidence, The Stationery Office ISBN 9780215543554, page 20
 * By all means look at streamlining systems, look at changing the way that you produce public services for sure, but please do not cut at the coalface. That goes for a teacher, it goes for a policeman and it goes for a nurse.

Related terms

 * chalkface
 * code face
 * faceworker

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 * Spanish: frente de carbón


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