| 释义 |
† eˈffossion Obs. rare.
[ad. L. effossiōn-em, f. effoss-us, pa. pple. of effodĕre: see effode.]
The action of digging out (of the ground).
1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 271 Its roots..after their effossion are cut and dryed. c1714Arbuthnot, etc. Mar. Scriblerus i. i. in Pope's Wks. (1886) X. 279 He..set apart several annual sums for..the effossion of coins. 1755in Johnson; and in mod. Dicts. |