单词 | rid-work |
释义 | > as lemmasrid-work 2. The loose soil, etc., on the surface of a quarry, which has to be removed to allow quarrying or digging. Also rid-work. ΚΠ 1827 J. Hodgson Hist. Northumberland: Pt. II I. 94 (note) The soil or diluvial matter on the tops of quarries is very commonly called the ridding, or rid-work. 1864 Royal Agric. Soc. Jrnl. 25 371 To ascertain the thickness of the earth overlying the marl, technically called ‘fee’ or ‘rid’. 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Rid-work, the baring for a quarry. < as lemmas |
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