halvansn.

Brit.

/ˈhalv(ə)nz/, U.S.

/ˈhælvənz/

Forms: 1700s– halvans, 1700s–1800s halvings, 1800s halvens.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: halvings , halving n.

Etymology: Variant of halvings, plural of halving n., usually distinguished in form in the senses below.

Mining. Now historical.

1. Originally and chiefly in the Cornish tin and copper mining industries: refuse or inferior ore, which may be further processed in order to extract minerals.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > refuse or rubbish > [noun] > produced in boring, mining, or dredging

redd1527

rede1554

fay1747

ridding1827

spoil1838

halvans1849

bore-meal1870

sludge1871

slickens1882

1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 238 Halvans stamped small, and then washed..is termed Stampt Ore.

1824 F. Hitchins & S. Drew Hist. Cornwall I. 621 Sometimes portions that are poor, together with the halvings, are carried to the mill to be fully pulverized.

1878 H. H. Vivian Notes Tour Amer. viii. 112 The Halvens appeared to me to be small compared to the quantity of rich ore produced.

1911 Cornishman 14 Dec. 4/2 With 35 tons of tin and 2½ tons of halvans, Carn Brea and Tincroft have made good headway.

2004 L. Willies in D. Barker & D. Cranstone Archaeol. of Industrialization 100 At Trevince an arsenic works relied mainly on the halvans.

†2. English regional (Cornwall). Half the proceeds of a worker's labour, received in place of wages. Obsolete.

1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 27/1 Halvans, half produce of labour, given instead of wages.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	halvans
释义	halvansn. Brit. /ˈhalv(ə)nz/, U.S. /ˈhælvənz/ Forms: 1700s– halvans, 1700s–1800s halvings, 1800s halvens. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: halvings , halving n. Etymology: Variant of halvings, plural of halving n., usually distinguished in form in the senses below. Mining. Now historical. 1. Originally and chiefly in the Cornish tin and copper mining industries: refuse or inferior ore, which may be further processed in order to extract minerals. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > refuse or rubbish > [noun] > produced in boring, mining, or dredging redd1527 rede1554 fay1747 ridding1827 spoil1838 halvans1849 bore-meal1870 sludge1871 slickens1882 1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 238 Halvans stamped small, and then washed..is termed Stampt Ore. 1824 F. Hitchins & S. Drew Hist. Cornwall I. 621 Sometimes portions that are poor, together with the halvings, are carried to the mill to be fully pulverized. 1878 H. H. Vivian Notes Tour Amer. viii. 112 The Halvens appeared to me to be small compared to the quantity of rich ore produced. 1911 Cornishman 14 Dec. 4/2 With 35 tons of tin and 2½ tons of halvans, Carn Brea and Tincroft have made good headway. 2004 L. Willies in D. Barker & D. Cranstone Archaeol. of Industrialization 100 At Trevince an arsenic works relied mainly on the halvans. †2. English regional (Cornwall). Half the proceeds of a worker's labour, received in place of wages. Obsolete. Π 1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 27/1 Halvans, half produce of labour, given instead of wages. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1778
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