smithamn.

Brit.

/ˈsmɪð(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈsmɪðəm/

Forms: 1500s smetham, 1600s smithom, 1600s–1800s smytham, 1600s– smithum, 1700s 1900s (historical)– smethom, 1700s– smitham, 1800s smithem.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: smeddum n.

Etymology: Apparently a variant or alteration of smeddum n., in sense 1 perhaps arising by association with smith n. or smith v.

Now rare.

1. Mining. Lead ore consisting of particles small enough to pass through a sieve, or ground to powder. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > ore > [noun] > lead-ore > finest part of

smitham1584

smeddum1853

1584 C. Avenant in W. Page Victoria Hist. County of Somerset (1911) II. 373/1 There is allweyes left some quantitie of smetham or small ewer called forsleddes.

1681 T. Houghton Rara Avis in Terris (new ed.) Explan. Terms sig. F4 Smytham is Lead Ore stamp'd and pounded down, like Powder or Sand, to cleanse the Stones and Earth from the Ore.

1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 244 To separate and cleanse the Ore, which they call Smitham.

1865 E. Meteyard Life J. Wedgwood I. 125 After the vessels are painted, they lead them with a sort of lead ore they call ‘Smithum’.

1996 S. Murphy Grey Gold x. 282 He would shovel the smitham out over the end of the tank onto the ground.

†2. The finest particles of ground malt. Also smitham-meal. Obsolete (English regional (Yorkshire) in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > malting > [noun] > malt > fine particles of

smitham1625

meal-malt1702

grist1822

1625 G. Markham Farwell to Husbandry (rev. ed.) x. 61 Your Malt-dust which is the sprout, come, smytham, and other excrements of the malt.

1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver xxv. 162 That so it may receive part of Smithom-Meale.

1883 T. Lees Easther's Gloss. Dial. Almondbury & Huddersfield 123 Smithum, the smallest of malt.

3. English regional (Yorkshire and north midlands). Coal Mining. Small particles of coal; slack.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > coal or types of coal > [noun]

coal1253

sea-coal1253

pit-coal1483

cannel1541

earth coala1552

horse coal1552

Newcastle coal1552

stone-coal1585

cannel coal1587

parrot1594

burn-coal1597

lithanthrax1612

stony coal1617

Welsh coala1618

land-coala1661

foot coal1665

peacock coal1686

rough coal1686

white coal1686

heathen-coalc1697

coal-stone1708

round1708

stone-coal1708

bench-coal1712

slipper coal1712

black coal1713

culm1742

rock coal1750

board coal1761

Bovey coal1761

house coal1784

mineral coal1785

splint1789

splint coal1789

jet coal1794

anthracite1797

wood-coal1799

blind-coal1802

black diamond1803

silk-coal1803

glance-coal1805

lignite1808

Welsh stone-coal1808

soft1811

spout coals1821

spouter1821

Wallsend1821

brown coal1833

paper coal1833

steam-coal1850

peat-coal1851

cherry-coal1853

household1854

sinter coal1854

oil coal1856

raker1857

Kilkenny coal1861

Pottery coal1867

silkstone1867

block coal1871

admiralty1877

rattlejack1877

bunker1883

fusain1883

smitham1883

bunker coal1885

triping1886

trolley coal1890

kibble1891

sea-borne1892

jet1893

steam1897

sack coal1898

Welsh1898

navigation coal1900

Coalite1906

clarain1919

durain1919

vitrain1919

single1921

kolm1930

hards1956

1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 228 Smithem or Smytham. 1. Fine slack. 2. Clay or shale between two beds of coal.

1907 Mines & Minerals Nov. 159/1 The fine concentrate, or smithum, as it is called, is drawn from the bottom of the rougher through the faucets.

1974 D. Wilson Staffs. Dial. Words 58 Smithum, slack coal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	smitham
释义	smithamn. Brit. /ˈsmɪð(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈsmɪðəm/ Forms: 1500s smetham, 1600s smithom, 1600s–1800s smytham, 1600s– smithum, 1700s 1900s (historical)– smethom, 1700s– smitham, 1800s smithem. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: smeddum n. Etymology: Apparently a variant or alteration of smeddum n., in sense 1 perhaps arising by association with smith n. or smith v. Now rare. 1. Mining. Lead ore consisting of particles small enough to pass through a sieve, or ground to powder. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > ore > [noun] > lead-ore > finest part of smitham1584 smeddum1853 1584 C. Avenant in W. Page Victoria Hist. County of Somerset (1911) II. 373/1 There is allweyes left some quantitie of smetham or small ewer called forsleddes. 1681 T. Houghton Rara Avis in Terris (new ed.) Explan. Terms sig. F4 Smytham is Lead Ore stamp'd and pounded down, like Powder or Sand, to cleanse the Stones and Earth from the Ore. 1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 244 To separate and cleanse the Ore, which they call Smitham. 1865 E. Meteyard Life J. Wedgwood I. 125 After the vessels are painted, they lead them with a sort of lead ore they call ‘Smithum’. 1996 S. Murphy Grey Gold x. 282 He would shovel the smitham out over the end of the tank onto the ground. †2. The finest particles of ground malt. Also smitham-meal. Obsolete (English regional (Yorkshire) in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > malting > [noun] > malt > fine particles of smitham1625 meal-malt1702 grist1822 1625 G. Markham Farwell to Husbandry (rev. ed.) x. 61 Your Malt-dust which is the sprout, come, smytham, and other excrements of the malt. 1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver xxv. 162 That so it may receive part of Smithom-Meale. 1883 T. Lees Easther's Gloss. Dial. Almondbury & Huddersfield 123 Smithum, the smallest of malt. 3. English regional (Yorkshire and north midlands). Coal Mining. Small particles of coal; slack. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > coal or types of coal > [noun] coal1253 sea-coal1253 pit-coal1483 cannel1541 earth coala1552 horse coal1552 Newcastle coal1552 stone-coal1585 cannel coal1587 parrot1594 burn-coal1597 lithanthrax1612 stony coal1617 Welsh coala1618 land-coala1661 foot coal1665 peacock coal1686 rough coal1686 white coal1686 heathen-coalc1697 coal-stone1708 round1708 stone-coal1708 bench-coal1712 slipper coal1712 black coal1713 culm1742 rock coal1750 board coal1761 Bovey coal1761 house coal1784 mineral coal1785 splint1789 splint coal1789 jet coal1794 anthracite1797 wood-coal1799 blind-coal1802 black diamond1803 silk-coal1803 glance-coal1805 lignite1808 Welsh stone-coal1808 soft1811 spout coals1821 spouter1821 Wallsend1821 brown coal1833 paper coal1833 steam-coal1850 peat-coal1851 cherry-coal1853 household1854 sinter coal1854 oil coal1856 raker1857 Kilkenny coal1861 Pottery coal1867 silkstone1867 block coal1871 admiralty1877 rattlejack1877 bunker1883 fusain1883 smitham1883 bunker coal1885 triping1886 trolley coal1890 kibble1891 sea-borne1892 jet1893 steam1897 sack coal1898 Welsh1898 navigation coal1900 Coalite1906 clarain1919 durain1919 vitrain1919 single1921 kolm1930 hards1956 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 228 Smithem or Smytham. 1. Fine slack. 2. Clay or shale between two beds of coal. 1907 Mines & Minerals Nov. 159/1 The fine concentrate, or smithum, as it is called, is drawn from the bottom of the rougher through the faucets. 1974 D. Wilson Staffs. Dial. Words 58 Smithum, slack coal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1584
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