单词 | subcavate |
释义 | † subcavatev. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To exist below or within rock; to dig or excavate from this position. ΚΠ 1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire I. 115 A piece of mountain,..entirely bare of soil,..in conjunction with that mineral [viz. talc] subcavating the trapp-stone. 1827 G. M. Jones Trav. Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia & Turkey I. vii. 150 There is one very rich mine which is a mass of iron; there is no occasion to subcavate, they can work from the exterior. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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