单词 | pit water |
释义 | > as lemmaspit water pit water n. water from a well. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > water > [noun] > from a spring, fountain, or well well watereOE pit watera1398 spring-waterc1450 watersc1484 fountain-water1572 spa-water1589 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 153 Amonge wateres, put water is thikkest and worste to defye ffor saltnesse of the erþe and for stondyng of the watir. 1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum xiii. i. 190 Other waters spring and walme out of the inner parts of the earth, as well water and pit water. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 407 Surely, wel-water or pit-water..is simply the wholsomest. 1738 J. Burton Treat. Non-naturals 48 The Inhabitants [of Guinea] are forced to drink Pit Water. 1844 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 7 108/1 If the pit water be vitriolic..it becomes necessary to use every means to procure better water. 1927 W. H. Bragg Creative Knowl. vi. 237 There are certain chemical actions which are set going during mining operations, and particularly the action of acid pit water. 2004 World Mining Equipm. (Nexis) 1 Mar. 6 These units have raised pit water with high sand content to heights of 1.2 km and transported mineral materials over horizontal distances of 11 km. < as lemmas |
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