单词 | monton |
释义 | † montonn.1 Obsolete. rare. A battering ram. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > engine of war > [noun] > battering-ram rameOE wether14.. bowstowrec1425 rammera1460 montonc1515 battle-ram1535 horse1601 battering-ram1611 ram-engine1632 battering-engine1774 battering-machine1774 c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) cv. 348 Themperour..dressed vp his engyns and montons [Fr. moutons] to breke the walles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019). montonn.2 Mining. In Spanish-speaking Central and South America: a heap or quantity of ore of varying weight (see quots.); (also) an amount of ore undergoing amalgamation. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > ore > [noun] > pile of stock1709 monton1858 stockpile1872 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 251/1 Monton (Spanish), a miner's name for a heap of ore; a batch under the process of amalgamation, varying in quantity in different localities, from 15 to 32 quintals. 1880 D. C. Davies Treat. Metallif. Minerals & Mining 414 Monton..a pile of ore, the weight of which varies in the various mining districts of South America. 1883 Overland Monthly May 483/1 Tradition has it that at the bottom of this one [sc. a mine shaft] the ore is very rich, paying $800 to $1000 per monton (3,000 lbs.). 1920 A. H. Fay Gloss. Mining & Mineral Industry 449/1 Montón. 1. An ore heap. 2. A quantity of ore undergoing amalgamation. 3. A Mexican unit of weight for ore, varying from 1,800 to 3,200 Spanish pounds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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