释义 |
▪ I. lue, lew, v. Tin and Silver mining.|l(j)uː| trans. To sift with a sieve.
1674Ray Collect. Words, Smelting Silver [Cardiganshire] 116 That which is thus Buddled they lue with a thick hair sieve close wrought in a tub of water. Ibid., Prepar. Tin [Cornwall] 122 The fine [tin] is lewed in a fine sierce. 1799M. Edgeworth Lame Jervas viii, I had new models made of the sieves for lueing. ▪ II. lue, lued obs. ff. lew, lieu, loo, lede. |