单词 | crept |
释义 | creptadj. Past participle of creep v.; spec. in Coal Mining, that has been subjected to a ‘creep’. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [adjective] > subjected to bulging of floor crept1861 1628 J. Doughty Church Schismes in Disc. Divine Myst. 25 A crept in falshood. 1861 Trans. N. Eng. Inst. Min. Engineers IX. 24 [This] had evidently brought on a heavy creep as shown in the section of crept bords. 1867 W. W. Smyth Treat. Coal & Coal-mining 132 The workings are closely filled with rubbish, and there remain the isolated crept pillars, only accessible by fresh and dangerous workings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1628 |
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