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单词 smift
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smiftn.

Etymology: Of obscure origin.
Mining.
A kind of fuse or slow match used in blasting.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > mining equipment > [noun] > fuses, etc., used in blasting
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1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 836 Paper rubbed over with gun~powder or grease, for the smifts or fuses.
1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 836 A paper smift..is then fixed to the top of the rush-tube.
1871 W. Morgans Man. Mining Tools 137 A ‘smift’, which is variously made of either a bit of touch-wood, touch-paper, greased candle-wick or paper,..is attached by a bit of grease or clay to the outside end of the train.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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