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forstid Mining.|ˈfɔːstɪd|
Also 7–9 forestid, 8–9 fausted.
[Of unknown origin.]
Rarely pl. Chiefly attrib., as forstid ore (see quot. 1874).
1653E. Manlove Lead-Mines 266 Forstid-oar and Tees. 1681Houghton Compl. Miner (E.D.S.), Fore-stid ore. 1747Hooson Miner's Dict. D iv b, With this [Bucker] they knock Ore, or anything that is mixed with Ore, Fausteds, &c. Ibid. M ij, All the Fausted Ore was to be Free. 1802Mawe Min. Derbysh. 204 Fausted, refuse lead ore to be dressed finer. 1874Gloss. to Manlove's Lead-Mines (E.D.S.), Forstid-ore or Forestid ore, ore that is gotten out of earth and dirt that has been previously washed and deprived of part of its ore. |