Ps. xviii. 23.
Mine is often used absolutely, the thing possessed being understood;
as, his son is in the army, mine in the navy.
When a man deceives me once, says the Italian proverb, it is his
fault; when twice, it is mine.
Bp. Horne.
This title honors me and mine.
Shak.
She shall have me and mine.
Shak.
Mine, v. i. [F. miner, L. minare to drive animals, in LL. also, to
lead, conduct, dig a mine (cf. E. lode, and lead to conduct), akin to
L. minari to threaten; cf. Sp. mina mine, conduit, subterraneous canal,
a spring or source of water, It. mina. See Menace, and cf. Mien.]
1. To dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get ore, metals, coal, or
precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in the earth for minerals; to
dig a passage or cavity under anything in order to overthrow it by
explosives or otherwise.
2. To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or lodge in
the earth; as, the mining cony.