dead-workdead workn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdead-work.

†1. Nautical. (See quots.) Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > part of vessel above water > [noun]

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cage-worka1618

dead-work1653

quick-work1711

floatage1839

1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xxi. 75 Together with all the dead works, as the cabins and galleries without.

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Dead-work, all that part of a ship which is above water when she is laden.

1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 154 Supernatant part of the ship, that part which, when afloat, is above the water; anciently expressed by the name of dead-work.

2. Mining. Work not directly productive, but done in preparation for future work.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > preparatory work

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dead-work1839

1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 246/1 All the underground work of mines in Cornwall..is of two distinct kinds: dead work, or that carried on in the rock or metalliferous deposit, for the purpose of trial and discovery; and productive labour.

1869 R. B. Smyth Gold Fields Victoria 609 Dead-work, the opening up or preparatory work for mining by sinking shafts and winzes, driving levels and cross-cuts.

1872 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 60 They will..save the expense of timbering, and much ‘dead work’ in prospecting.

1954 S. Piggott Neolithic Cultures Brit. Isles ii. 39 The flint seam was at such a depth that a considerable amount of ‘dead work’ had to be done before the flint was reached.

3. Work in hand, not finished.

ΚΠ

1888 Chicago Inter-Ocean (Farmer) To-night the joint committee issued a circular commanding the men to quit everything but dead work.

1891 Daily News 23 May 6/5 (Tailors' Strike) Another man declared..that they should refuse to touch any of their ‘dead’ (i.e., work in hand) until the strike was over.]

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	dead-work
释义	dead-workdead workn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdead-work. †1. Nautical. (See quots.) Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > part of vessel above water > [noun] cage1555 cage-worka1618 dead-work1653 quick-work1711 floatage1839 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xxi. 75 Together with all the dead works, as the cabins and galleries without. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Dead-work, all that part of a ship which is above water when she is laden. 1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 154 Supernatant part of the ship, that part which, when afloat, is above the water; anciently expressed by the name of dead-work. 2. Mining. Work not directly productive, but done in preparation for future work. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > preparatory work winning1473 dead-work1839 1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 246/1 All the underground work of mines in Cornwall..is of two distinct kinds: dead work, or that carried on in the rock or metalliferous deposit, for the purpose of trial and discovery; and productive labour. 1869 R. B. Smyth Gold Fields Victoria 609 Dead-work, the opening up or preparatory work for mining by sinking shafts and winzes, driving levels and cross-cuts. 1872 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 60 They will..save the expense of timbering, and much ‘dead work’ in prospecting. 1954 S. Piggott Neolithic Cultures Brit. Isles ii. 39 The flint seam was at such a depth that a considerable amount of ‘dead work’ had to be done before the flint was reached. 3. Work in hand, not finished. ΚΠ 1888 Chicago Inter-Ocean (Farmer) To-night the joint committee issued a circular commanding the men to quit everything but dead work. 1891 Daily News 23 May 6/5 (Tailors' Strike) Another man declared..that they should refuse to touch any of their ‘dead’ (i.e., work in hand) until the strike was over.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1653
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