siddlen.
northern dialect.
Downward slope; dip (of a coal-seam).
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > fold or dip > [noun]
folda1250
siddle1849
plication1859
saddleback1865
the world > the earth > minerals > mineral deposits > features of stratum or vein > [noun] > downward slope
hading1747
hade1789
siddle1849
1849 G. C. Greenwell Gloss. Terms Coal Trade Northumberland & Durham 47 Siddle, the inclination of a seam of coal.
1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words (at cited word) The general direction of the strips in open-field tillage lands was regulated by the siddle of the ground.
Derivatives
ˈsiddle v. to slope downward, to dip.
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the world > space > relative position > inclination > incline or be oblique [verb (intransitive)] > slope > downwards
descendc1400
declinec1420
fall1573
cope1601
devall1632
dip1665
drip1678
siddle1894
1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words (at cited word) Just ayont, the seam o' coal begins to siddle.
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