kirvingn.

Etymology: < kirve v.

Coal Mining

a. The wedge-shaped excavation made with the pick at the bottom of a seam, previous to blasting or bringing down the coal. Cf. kirve v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > types of cutting > specifically in coal-mine

kirving1827

shearing1875

wall-cutting1886

1827 T. Wilson Pitman's Pay ii. xxvii What he gat was varry sma', Frae out the kirvens and the nickens.

1849 G. C. Greenwell Gloss. Terms Coal Trade Northumberland & Durham 33 The coals obtained from the kirving are always small; and as the size of the kirving is pretty constant..it follows that a greater per centage of small is made in working a thin than a thick seam of coal.

1865 W. S. Jevons Coal Quest. (1866) 72 The waste of coal in the ‘kirving’ or cut made by the hewer.

b. plural. Coal dust or small pieces of coal produced during mining operations.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > coal or types of coal > [noun] > small, refuse, impure, or coal-dust

slackc1440

smith coal1466

smithy coal1482

coal dusta1529

panwood1531

smith's coal1578

kirving1599

culm1603

coom1611

small coal1643

smit1670

smut1686

slag1695

duff1724

duff coal1724

small1780

gum1790

stinking coal1803

cobbles1811

nubbling1825

stinkers1841

rubble1844

pea1855

nuts1857

nut coal1861

slap1865

burgee1867

smudge1883

waste1883

treble1901

coal smut1910

gumming1938

nutty slack1953

1599 T. Heywood 1st Pt. King Edward IV sig. F2 Make haste thou art best, for feare thou kisse the Post.

1956 E. Mason Deputy's Man. I. xviii. 254 The smalls produced by the picks are termed kirvings, gummings or cuttings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	kirving
释义	kirvingn. Etymology: < kirve v. Coal Mining a. The wedge-shaped excavation made with the pick at the bottom of a seam, previous to blasting or bringing down the coal. Cf. kirve v. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > types of cutting > specifically in coal-mine kirving1827 shearing1875 wall-cutting1886 1827 T. Wilson Pitman's Pay ii. xxvii What he gat was varry sma', Frae out the kirvens and the nickens. 1849 G. C. Greenwell Gloss. Terms Coal Trade Northumberland & Durham 33 The coals obtained from the kirving are always small; and as the size of the kirving is pretty constant..it follows that a greater per centage of small is made in working a thin than a thick seam of coal. 1865 W. S. Jevons Coal Quest. (1866) 72 The waste of coal in the ‘kirving’ or cut made by the hewer. b. plural. Coal dust or small pieces of coal produced during mining operations. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > coal or types of coal > [noun] > small, refuse, impure, or coal-dust slackc1440 smith coal1466 smithy coal1482 coal dusta1529 panwood1531 smith's coal1578 kirving1599 culm1603 coom1611 small coal1643 smit1670 smut1686 slag1695 duff1724 duff coal1724 small1780 gum1790 stinking coal1803 cobbles1811 nubbling1825 stinkers1841 rubble1844 pea1855 nuts1857 nut coal1861 slap1865 burgee1867 smudge1883 waste1883 treble1901 coal smut1910 gumming1938 nutty slack1953 1599 T. Heywood 1st Pt. King Edward IV sig. F2 Make haste thou art best, for feare thou kisse the Post. 1956 E. Mason Deputy's Man. I. xviii. 254 The smalls produced by the picks are termed kirvings, gummings or cuttings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1599
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