| 释义 |
† dizzue, v. Obs.|ˈdɪzjuː, ˈdɪʒ(j)uː|
Also dyzhu.
[from Cornish: see quot.]
1778W. Pryce Min. Cornub. Gloss., Dizzue (from Dyz-hui, to discover unto, Cornish). To Dizzue the Lode, is this: If it is very small and rich, they commonly only break down the country or stratum on one side of it, by which the Lode is laid bare, and may be afterwards taken down clean.
Hence ˈdizzued ppl. a., ˈdizzuing vbl. n.; also ˈdizzue n.
1778W. Pryce Min. Cornub. 162 This separation or breaking the bad from the good Ore, they call Dyzhuing the leader, or making a Dyzhu; and the good Ore that is thus exposed, is called a Dyzhu. Ibid. Gloss. s.v., Afterwards they break the Dizzue or best part, and reserve it to be separately handled and dressed. |