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Colli

Noun (plural: colli)

Sense 1:

A large basket used for carrying items

Example sentence: She packed the fruits and vegetables into the colli and headed to the market.

Sense 2:

A term used in the coal mining industry to refer to a collection of coal wagons or trucks

Example sentence: The colli contained a mix of different types of coal for transportation.

Sense 3:

A term used regionally in northern England to refer to a coal mine or pit

Example sentence: My great-grandfather worked in a colli in Yorkshire in the early 1900s.

Sense 4:

Short for "collieries" - plural form of "colliery," referring to places where coal is extracted from the ground

Example sentence: The closure of the collieries had a significant impact on the local economy.