workstonen.

Brit.

/ˈwəːkstəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈwərkˌstoʊn/

Forms: see work n. and stone n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: work n., stone n.

Etymology: < work n. + stone n. Compare Middle Dutch wercsteen (Dutch werksteen).

†a. A building stone, esp. one of large size; (as a mass noun) stone suitable for building. Obsolete.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > building stone

wall-stoneOE

workstoneOE

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xxviii. 410 He spræc..na to þam weorcstanum, oþþe to þære getimbrunge [of Jerusalem], ac spræc to þam ceastergewarum.

OE Ælfric Gloss. (St. John's Oxf.) 319 Saxum, weorcstan [c1225 Worcester wercston].

1334–5 ( Writ of Edward the Confessor, Ramsey (Sawyer 1110) in F. E. Harmer Anglo-Saxon Writs (1952) 262 To þære forwarde þæt þe abbod & þa gebroðra of Ramesege sculen habben of Sanctus Petrus landare wercstan [L. de lapidibus quadratilibus] æt Bernace, & walstan æt Burh.

1364 in L. F. Salzman Building in Eng. (1992) vii. 122 In 77 damlades 6 dol' pond' de werkstane rugh—damlade ad 8s.

b. A stone with or on which a person works.In quot. 1906: (Printing) = imposing-stone n. at imposing n. 1b.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > other stone used in industry or construction

ragsa1350

ragstone?c1425

touchstone1482

hardstone1549

tarso1662

weather-stone1686

rumlar1829

ballast1839

bluestone1849

workstone1906

1906 Pract. Printer Nov. 171/1 Printing office work-stones should be cleaned occasionally.

1971 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 75 137/1 The flat workstone..in room 2 was coated with a layer of dark red brown clay through which the streaks made by fingers were clearly visible.

2012 D. L. Nichols & C. A. Pool Oxf. Handbk. Mesoamerican Archaeol. xliiii. 602 An artisan holds a bone tool in one hand and places its tip on a work stone and slowly applies pressure to force small chips off the stone.

2. Metallurgy. A sloping iron plate at the front of a furnace, typically having a groove down which the molten metal flows. Now chiefly historical.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > furnace or kiln > furnace > parts of furnace > [noun] > hearth or floor of furnace > parts of

ash-hole1651

workstone1667

ash-pit1797

sow1843

cinderblock1868

1667 in J. Pettus Fodinæ Regales (1670) 35 Five Hearths with Backs, Cheeks, Workstones, Iron Plates, and other necessaries.

1811 Philos. Mag. Oct. 280 The space between the pan and the work-stone is filled with a mixture of bone and fern ashes well beaten in.

1884 C. G. W. Lock Workshop Receipts 3rd Ser. 336/2 Extending forwards from the front of the hearth..is an iron plate called the ‘fore-stone’ or ‘work-stone’.

1905 Engin. & Mining Jrnl. 6 July 12/1 The lumps of partially reduced ore, mixed with cinders and slag, are shoveled on to the back of the fire; the slag is drawn out on to the workstone.

1970 C. J. Hunt Lead Miners Northern Pennines v. 101 The liquid lead flowed from the furnace by a gutter across the workstone into a pot, from which it was ladled to form pigs.

2005 G. B. Risse New Med. Challenges during Sc. Enlightenment vi. 202 The red-hot fire melted the whole mass [of lead]..and allowed the lead fragments to gradually coalesce into a paste that was placed on slabs or workstones.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	workstone
释义	workstonen. Brit. /ˈwəːkstəʊn/, U.S. /ˈwərkˌstoʊn/ Forms: see work n. and stone n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: work n., stone n. Etymology: < work n. + stone n. Compare Middle Dutch wercsteen (Dutch werksteen). 1. †a. A building stone, esp. one of large size; (as a mass noun) stone suitable for building. Obsolete. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > building stone wall-stoneOE workstoneOE OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xxviii. 410 He spræc..na to þam weorcstanum, oþþe to þære getimbrunge [of Jerusalem], ac spræc to þam ceastergewarum. OE Ælfric Gloss. (St. John's Oxf.) 319 Saxum, weorcstan [c1225 Worcester wercston]. 1334–5 ( Writ of Edward the Confessor, Ramsey (Sawyer 1110) in F. E. Harmer Anglo-Saxon Writs (1952) 262 To þære forwarde þæt þe abbod & þa gebroðra of Ramesege sculen habben of Sanctus Petrus landare wercstan [L. de lapidibus quadratilibus] æt Bernace, & walstan æt Burh. 1364 in L. F. Salzman Building in Eng. (1992) vii. 122 In 77 damlades 6 dol' pond' de werkstane rugh—damlade ad 8s. b. A stone with or on which a person works.In quot. 1906: (Printing) = imposing-stone n. at imposing n. 1b. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > other stone used in industry or construction ragsa1350 ragstone?c1425 touchstone1482 hardstone1549 tarso1662 weather-stone1686 rumlar1829 ballast1839 bluestone1849 workstone1906 1906 Pract. Printer Nov. 171/1 Printing office work-stones should be cleaned occasionally. 1971 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 75 137/1 The flat workstone..in room 2 was coated with a layer of dark red brown clay through which the streaks made by fingers were clearly visible. 2012 D. L. Nichols & C. A. Pool Oxf. Handbk. Mesoamerican Archaeol. xliiii. 602 An artisan holds a bone tool in one hand and places its tip on a work stone and slowly applies pressure to force small chips off the stone. 2. Metallurgy. A sloping iron plate at the front of a furnace, typically having a groove down which the molten metal flows. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > furnace or kiln > furnace > parts of furnace > [noun] > hearth or floor of furnace > parts of ash-hole1651 workstone1667 ash-pit1797 sow1843 cinderblock1868 1667 in J. Pettus Fodinæ Regales (1670) 35 Five Hearths with Backs, Cheeks, Workstones, Iron Plates, and other necessaries. 1811 Philos. Mag. Oct. 280 The space between the pan and the work-stone is filled with a mixture of bone and fern ashes well beaten in. 1884 C. G. W. Lock Workshop Receipts 3rd Ser. 336/2 Extending forwards from the front of the hearth..is an iron plate called the ‘fore-stone’ or ‘work-stone’. 1905 Engin. & Mining Jrnl. 6 July 12/1 The lumps of partially reduced ore, mixed with cinders and slag, are shoveled on to the back of the fire; the slag is drawn out on to the workstone. 1970 C. J. Hunt Lead Miners Northern Pennines v. 101 The liquid lead flowed from the furnace by a gutter across the workstone into a pot, from which it was ladled to form pigs. 2005 G. B. Risse New Med. Challenges during Sc. Enlightenment vi. 202 The red-hot fire melted the whole mass [of lead]..and allowed the lead fragments to gradually coalesce into a paste that was placed on slabs or workstones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.OE
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