释义 |
ˈsiddle, n. north. dial. [Of obscure origin.] Downward slope; dip (of a coal-seam).
1851Greenwell Coal-trade Terms, Northumb. & Durh. 47 Siddle, the inclination of a seam of coal. 1894Heslop Northumb. Gloss. s.v., The general direction of the strips in open-field tillage lands was regulated by the siddle of the ground. Hence ˈsiddle v., to slope downward, to dip.
1894Heslop Northumb. Gloss. s.v., Just ayont, the seam o' coal begins to siddle. |