单词 | fanging |
释义 | fangingn. 1. The action of the verb fang v.1 in various senses. Thesaurus » Categories » b. The action of earning wages; in pl. concr. earnings. (dial.) ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > [noun] > personal income or acquired wealth yearningeOE livelihooda1325 livingc1330 thrifta1350 fanging1493 thrive1592 stipend1605 censea1637 revenue1653 private income1725 establishment1726 take1937 1493 Festivall (1515) 167 b, Thrughe fongynge of chyldren at the fonte. 1846 Spec. Cornish Dial. 46 Why a spent all hes fangings laste Saturda nite. 2. Mining. (A main of) air-pipes used for ventilation in mines. Cf. fang n.1 8. ΚΠ 1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. H, That expense may be spared, and Air enough taken along by Fanging. 1860 R. Hunt Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 5) II. 177 Sometimes the term a fanging is applied to a main of wood pipes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2012). < n.1493 |
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