† chee-stonen.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ajee adv., stone n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < ajee adv. + stone n., with loss of initial a- by reanalysis as the indefinite article (compare two-word variants at ajee adv. and adj. and later jee n.) and devoicing of the initial affricate (perhaps compare on char at chare n.¹ 2b and variants at ajar adv.¹ and adj.¹).

Mining. Obsolete. rare.

A stone set askew in the wall of a vein.

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1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. Eijb Chee-Stone [is] a stone that by reason of some Joynt, slips farther into the side than ordinary, and by and by, with some slant Joynt turns in again to the Sticking.

1824 J. Mander Derbyshire Miners' Gloss. 49 Ouges, the solid, hard, and firm rock, or rather the strong and sound Limestone sides, which bound the veins, excluding all Riders, Claunchers, Cheestones, or any other substances that are separated from them by any Crack or Joint whatever.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	chee-stone
释义	† chee-stonen. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ajee adv., stone n. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < ajee adv. + stone n., with loss of initial a- by reanalysis as the indefinite article (compare two-word variants at ajee adv. and adj. and later jee n.) and devoicing of the initial affricate (perhaps compare on char at chare n.¹ 2b and variants at ajar adv.¹ and adj.¹). Mining. Obsolete. rare. A stone set askew in the wall of a vein. ΚΠ 1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. Eijb Chee-Stone [is] a stone that by reason of some Joynt, slips farther into the side than ordinary, and by and by, with some slant Joynt turns in again to the Sticking. 1824 J. Mander Derbyshire Miners' Gloss. 49 Ouges, the solid, hard, and firm rock, or rather the strong and sound Limestone sides, which bound the veins, excluding all Riders, Claunchers, Cheestones, or any other substances that are separated from them by any Crack or Joint whatever. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1747
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