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单词 fossure
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fossuren.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin fossūra.
Etymology: < classical Latin fossūra act of digging or excavating, excavated space, cavity, trench < foss- , past participial stem of fodere to dig (see fodient adj.) + -ūra -ure suffix1. Compare earlier fosse n.1 2, fossé n.2
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
An excavation, a trench.
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society > occupation and work > industry > earth-moving, etc. > [noun] > digging or excavating > an excavation
fossure1727
excavation1781
grubbery1887
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. i Fossure, a Digging.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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