单词 | whole working |
释义 | > as lemmaswhole working whole working n. Coal Mining the extraction of coal from a seam not previously worked in any way; cf. sense B. 4. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > mine by type of operation stream-work1586 opencast?a1650 lavatory1712 lavadero1717 coffin1778 whole working1842 open cut1848 dry- or wet-diggings1849 river diggings1850 placer digging1851 placer working1867 drift mine1882 strip mine1934 1842 Children's Employm. Comm.: 1st Rep.: Mines 57 in Parl. Papers XV. 1 In the first working or whole working the men use candles exclusively, and are safe in so doing. 1914 T. C. Cantrill Coal Mining vii. 96 This operation is known as ‘whole-working,’ i.e. working in the whole or unbroached seam. 2003 C. A. Brown We were All Slaves iii. 113 If the entire coal-bearing area was divided into pillars before any extraction occurred, it was called whole working. < as lemmas |
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