| 单词 | get of coal |
| 释义 | > as lemmasget of coal b. Coal Mining. An amount of coal obtained or obtainable by mining; the (potential) output of a seam or mine. Frequently in get of coal. Now historical. ΚΠ 1610 in G. C. Bond Early Hist. Mining (1924) 16 Four pittes now going, the getts greatlie exceeding the charges alredy. 1829 S. Glover Hist. County of Derby I. 60 Grey stone with many coal stripes, good gets. 1847 B. Gibbons On Ventilation Mines 20 You may split or withdraw from the main stream of Air such portions as may be found necessary to carry on the preparatory work to maintain the Get of Coal. 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining Get..The produce or output, in tons, of a colliery or mine during a certain period. 1899 N.Y. Times 2 Apr. 14 The get of coal rose from 70,000,000 to 140,000,000 tons [in the United States between 1880 and 1890]. 1915 Rep. Departmental Comm. Coal Mining Industry 72/1 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 8009) XXVIII. 55 I think if a man works unduly hard to make a good get whilst he is down the pit, there would be an inducement. 1979 J. Langton Geogr. Change & Industr. Revol. Notes 278 A get of twelve loads of ten baskets entitled a hewer to a bonus at Haigh in 1758. < as lemmas |
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