Noun
the part of a coal seam that is being cut
Source: WordNetWe were all miners in our family. My father was a miner. My mother is a miner. These are miner's hands, but we were all artists, I suppose, really. But I was the first one who had the urge to express myself on paper rather than at the coalface. Alan Bennett
Initially we both did a bit of everything towards making each game but as we began to hire people and the business grew we naturally went in different directions, and away from the coalface of development. Andrew Oliver
An array of former Labor headkickers have crossed over to work for gambling interests: former NSW Right hard-man turned senator Mark Arbib now toils at the coalface for Packer’s CPH, which controls Packer's shareholding in Crown. Source: Internet
He has given a commitment to ensure any lay-offs arising from tackling €70m of debt won’t entail those at the coalface. Source: Internet
At the corporate coalface, in the boardroom, in policy formulation, in cabinet committees, this nearly always happens, in the end, in language, not numbers. Source: Internet
“The workers are at the coalface and have a lot to offer and their opinions and expertise should be taken into account,” she insisted. Source: Internet