potholingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɒthəʊlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɑtˌ(h)oʊlɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pothole n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < pothole n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later pothole v.

†1. The action of prospecting for minerals by digging potholes (cf. pothole n. 2b). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > prospecting > types of prospecting for gold, diamonds, or opal

stampede1846

river digging1850

pocket mining1872

potholing1885

sniping1897

Klondiking1900

specking1901

pork-knocking1965

1885 H. Finch-Hatton Advance Australia! 185 In Queensland the run of gold..is generally confined to ‘pot-holing’ and ‘crevicing’ in the banks and bed of the creeks.

2. The exploration of underground potholes; caving.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > potholing and caving > [noun]

potholing1899

caving1932

spelunking1946

1899 Jrnl. Yorkshire Ramblers' Club 1 63 The sport of cave-hunting and pot-holing, apart from its scientific interest, has fascinations and charms peculiar to itself.

1908 Pearson's Mag. Mar. 280/1 Subterranean mountaineering, which is, in the vernacular, pot-holing, indisputably possesses a fascination of its own.

1935 Times 27 July 13/4 The pot-holing clubs of Yorkshire and Lancashire have already joined to form a rescue organization.

1996 Independent 4 Sept. 13/6 Cave-diving, potholing, rock-climbing.., hang-gliding—all carry inherent risks, which to their devotees make them delicious in an increasingly safe world.

3. The formation of potholes.

ΚΠ

1903 Geogr. Jrnl. 21 672 Of this [erosion] Mr. Ball thinks that at least two-thirds is accounted for by the pot-holing action.

1908 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 12 Feb. The capacity of every horse employed in hauling this commerce has been reduced proportionately to the wrecking of the roadbeds by the rutting and pot-holing of their surfaces.

1941 Jrnl. Geomorphol. 4 71 (heading) Pot-holing of limestone by development of solution cups.

1991 Better Roads Nov. 25/3 Check concrete decks for cracking, delaminating, leaching, sealing, potholing, spalling, and other deterioration.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	potholing
释义	potholingn. Brit. /ˈpɒthəʊlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɑtˌ(h)oʊlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pothole n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < pothole n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later pothole v. †1. The action of prospecting for minerals by digging potholes (cf. pothole n. 2b). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > prospecting > types of prospecting for gold, diamonds, or opal stampede1846 river digging1850 pocket mining1872 potholing1885 sniping1897 Klondiking1900 specking1901 pork-knocking1965 1885 H. Finch-Hatton Advance Australia! 185 In Queensland the run of gold..is generally confined to ‘pot-holing’ and ‘crevicing’ in the banks and bed of the creeks. 2. The exploration of underground potholes; caving. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > potholing and caving > [noun] potholing1899 caving1932 spelunking1946 1899 Jrnl. Yorkshire Ramblers' Club 1 63 The sport of cave-hunting and pot-holing, apart from its scientific interest, has fascinations and charms peculiar to itself. 1908 Pearson's Mag. Mar. 280/1 Subterranean mountaineering, which is, in the vernacular, pot-holing, indisputably possesses a fascination of its own. 1935 Times 27 July 13/4 The pot-holing clubs of Yorkshire and Lancashire have already joined to form a rescue organization. 1996 Independent 4 Sept. 13/6 Cave-diving, potholing, rock-climbing.., hang-gliding—all carry inherent risks, which to their devotees make them delicious in an increasingly safe world. 3. The formation of potholes. ΚΠ 1903 Geogr. Jrnl. 21 672 Of this [erosion] Mr. Ball thinks that at least two-thirds is accounted for by the pot-holing action. 1908 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 12 Feb. The capacity of every horse employed in hauling this commerce has been reduced proportionately to the wrecking of the roadbeds by the rutting and pot-holing of their surfaces. 1941 Jrnl. Geomorphol. 4 71 (heading) Pot-holing of limestone by development of solution cups. 1991 Better Roads Nov. 25/3 Check concrete decks for cracking, delaminating, leaching, sealing, potholing, spalling, and other deterioration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1885
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