coal-heavingn.

Brit.

/ˈkəʊlˌhiːvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkoʊlˌhivɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: coal n., heaving n.

Etymology: < coal n. + heaving n. Compare earlier coal-heaver n.

Now chiefly historical.

The action or task of moving or carrying coal, esp. from the hold of a ship using a shovel.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [noun] > loading or unloading cargo > raising coal from hold

coal-heaving1704

coal-whipping1829

1704 London Gaz. No. 4019/4 A tall raw-bon'd Man..often Employed a Coal-Heaving in the River.

1769 Ann. Reg. 1768 130/1 This laborious task of coalheaving.

1884 Times 4 Feb. 7/1 The Auvergnats..hold a sort of monopoly of coal-heaving..in Paris.

1987 Times (Nexis) 22 Apr. The little black gloves looked as if the bridesmaids had all done a stint of coal-heaving shortly before the ceremony.

2004 W. Baker & I. Nadel Redifining Mod. 72 Dickens specifies coal-heaving, which involved shoveling by hand coal from the holds of colliers rather than coal-whipping, a relatively easier process, using buckets, ropes, and pulleys.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	coal-heaving
释义	coal-heavingn. Brit. /ˈkəʊlˌhiːvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkoʊlˌhivɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: coal n., heaving n. Etymology: < coal n. + heaving n. Compare earlier coal-heaver n. Now chiefly historical. The action or task of moving or carrying coal, esp. from the hold of a ship using a shovel. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [noun] > loading or unloading cargo > raising coal from hold coal-heaving1704 coal-whipping1829 1704 London Gaz. No. 4019/4 A tall raw-bon'd Man..often Employed a Coal-Heaving in the River. 1769 Ann. Reg. 1768 130/1 This laborious task of coalheaving. 1884 Times 4 Feb. 7/1 The Auvergnats..hold a sort of monopoly of coal-heaving..in Paris. 1987 Times (Nexis) 22 Apr. The little black gloves looked as if the bridesmaids had all done a stint of coal-heaving shortly before the ceremony. 2004 W. Baker & I. Nadel Redifining Mod. 72 Dickens specifies coal-heaving, which involved shoveling by hand coal from the holds of colliers rather than coal-whipping, a relatively easier process, using buckets, ropes, and pulleys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1704
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