† foot-ridn.

Forms: 1600s foot ridd, 1600s–1800s foot rid.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., rid n.¹

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < foot n. + rid n.¹, although this word is only attested later in the relevant sense. Compare footrill n.

Coal Mining. Obsolete.

An open cast mine consisting of near horizontal passages dug into the surface; a mine consisting of one or more near horizontal shafts or passages; such a shaft serving as the entrance to a mine; = footrill n.

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the world > the earth > minerals > mineral deposits > [noun] > stratum or bed > of coal > type of coal seam

foot coal1665

foot-rid1665

top coal1803

ten-yard coal1839

rider1840

ten-foot coal1855

top-hard1855

yard-coal1855

yard-seam1862

guide seam1867

main1867

bank1881

rearer1883

thick coal1883

thick seam1883

thin seam1883

1665 D. Dudley Mettallum Martis sig. D3 Where the Coles is deep and but little Earth upon the measures of Coles, there the Colliers rid off the Earth, and dig the Coles under their feet; these Works are called Foot-rids.

1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. iii. 129 The open works..where..the Workmen rid off the earth, and dig the coal under their feet..there being no need for these, of windless, roap, or carf, whence these sort of Coale-works are commonly call'd Foot-ridds, or Footrills.

1705 Case of Sir Humphry Mackworth 4/2 After great Expences, and by carrying on a Level and Wind-way, commonly called a Foot-rid or Waggon-way..he recovered the said Coalworks.

1879 J. Randall Broseley & Surroundings 74 There should be a right of road to the Severn from the Rowton works and from the Gitchfield footrid, or level.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	foot-rid
释义	† foot-ridn. Forms: 1600s foot ridd, 1600s–1800s foot rid. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., rid n.¹ Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < foot n. + rid n.¹, although this word is only attested later in the relevant sense. Compare footrill n. Coal Mining. Obsolete. An open cast mine consisting of near horizontal passages dug into the surface; a mine consisting of one or more near horizontal shafts or passages; such a shaft serving as the entrance to a mine; = footrill n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral deposits > [noun] > stratum or bed > of coal > type of coal seam foot coal1665 foot-rid1665 top coal1803 ten-yard coal1839 rider1840 ten-foot coal1855 top-hard1855 yard-coal1855 yard-seam1862 guide seam1867 main1867 bank1881 rearer1883 thick coal1883 thick seam1883 thin seam1883 1665 D. Dudley Mettallum Martis sig. D3 Where the Coles is deep and but little Earth upon the measures of Coles, there the Colliers rid off the Earth, and dig the Coles under their feet; these Works are called Foot-rids. 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. iii. 129 The open works..where..the Workmen rid off the earth, and dig the coal under their feet..there being no need for these, of windless, roap, or carf, whence these sort of Coale-works are commonly call'd Foot-ridds, or Footrills. 1705 Case of Sir Humphry Mackworth 4/2 After great Expences, and by carrying on a Level and Wind-way, commonly called a Foot-rid or Waggon-way..he recovered the said Coalworks. 1879 J. Randall Broseley & Surroundings 74 There should be a right of road to the Severn from the Rowton works and from the Gitchfield footrid, or level. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1665
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