slime-pitn.

Forms: Also slime pit.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈslime-pit.

1. In or after Biblical use: A pit or hole yielding asphalt or bitumen.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > [noun] > bitumen

slime-pit1530

pitch-hole1900

1530 W. Tyndale Prol. 5 Bks. Moses in Wks. 6/2 Slyme was their morter, chap. 11. and slyme pittes, chap. 14.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Gen. xiv. B Y^t brode valley had many slyme pyttes.

1611 Bible (King James) Gen. xiv. 10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slime-pits .

1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Antiq. Jews i. ix, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 16 They pitched their camp at the vale, called the Slimepits.

1853 A. H. Layard Discov. Nineveh & Babylon ix. 202 In an hour the bitumen was exhausted for the time,..and the..moon again shone over the black slime pits.

1895 A. H. Sayce Patriarchal Palestine iv. 178 Here were the ‘slime-pits’ from which the naphtha was extracted.

2. technical. A pit or reservoir in which metallic slimes are collected.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > places for working with specific materials > place for working with metal > [noun] > for cleaning ore > place for treating or collecting refuse

tye-pit1602

slime-pit1778

tail-house1881

tail-mill1881

1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 234 The slimy earthy parts are carried by the water into a slime pit just below.

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 752 Slime pits or labyrinths, called buddle holes in Derbyshire, are employed to collect that matter.

1882 Rep. Precious Metals (U.S. Bureau of Mint) i. 610 A copper miner..would tell you..what a large proportion would go to enrich the slime pits.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	slime-pit
释义	slime-pitn. Forms: Also slime pit. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈslime-pit. 1. In or after Biblical use: A pit or hole yielding asphalt or bitumen. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > [noun] > bitumen slime-pit1530 pitch-hole1900 1530 W. Tyndale Prol. 5 Bks. Moses in Wks. 6/2 Slyme was their morter, chap. 11. and slyme pittes, chap. 14. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Gen. xiv. B Y^t brode valley had many slyme pyttes. 1611 Bible (King James) Gen. xiv. 10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slime-pits . View more context for this quotation 1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Antiq. Jews i. ix, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 16 They pitched their camp at the vale, called the Slimepits. 1853 A. H. Layard Discov. Nineveh & Babylon ix. 202 In an hour the bitumen was exhausted for the time,..and the..moon again shone over the black slime pits. 1895 A. H. Sayce Patriarchal Palestine iv. 178 Here were the ‘slime-pits’ from which the naphtha was extracted. 2. technical. A pit or reservoir in which metallic slimes are collected. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places for working with specific materials > place for working with metal > [noun] > for cleaning ore > place for treating or collecting refuse tye-pit1602 slime-pit1778 tail-house1881 tail-mill1881 1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 234 The slimy earthy parts are carried by the water into a slime pit just below. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 752 Slime pits or labyrinths, called buddle holes in Derbyshire, are employed to collect that matter. 1882 Rep. Precious Metals (U.S. Bureau of Mint) i. 610 A copper miner..would tell you..what a large proportion would go to enrich the slime pits. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1530
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