mined-outadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪndˈaʊt/, U.S.

/ˌmaɪndˈaʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mined adj., out adv., int., and prep.

Etymology: < mined adj. + out adv., int., and prep.

Of a mine, vein, etc.: thoroughly worked, so that further mining is impractical; exhausted of ore, etc. Frequently figurative and in figurative contexts.

ΚΠ

1934 Mansfield (Ohio) News-Jrnl. 31 Mar. 4/1 These little farms..are intended mainly for workers in mined-out coal regions or other mining areas.

1948 Amer. Hist. Rev. 53 515 Rather than being mined out, as many scholars think, many veins in the field [of early American history] have yet to be opened.

1972 Science 26 May 898/2 Some will venture the opinion that, compared to the biological sciences, physics is largely ‘mined out’.

1980 Science 11 Jan. 149/2 (caption) The mine pit at Great Canadian Oil Sands. In the foreground is the mined-out area.

1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 18 Dec. 33/1 The Italian Renaissance..is practically a mined-out vein.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mined-out
释义	mined-outadj. Brit. /ˌmʌɪndˈaʊt/, U.S. /ˌmaɪndˈaʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mined adj., out adv., int., and prep. Etymology: < mined adj. + out adv., int., and prep. Of a mine, vein, etc.: thoroughly worked, so that further mining is impractical; exhausted of ore, etc. Frequently figurative and in figurative contexts. ΚΠ 1934 Mansfield (Ohio) News-Jrnl. 31 Mar. 4/1 These little farms..are intended mainly for workers in mined-out coal regions or other mining areas. 1948 Amer. Hist. Rev. 53 515 Rather than being mined out, as many scholars think, many veins in the field [of early American history] have yet to be opened. 1972 Science 26 May 898/2 Some will venture the opinion that, compared to the biological sciences, physics is largely ‘mined out’. 1980 Science 11 Jan. 149/2 (caption) The mine pit at Great Canadian Oil Sands. In the foreground is the mined-out area. 1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 18 Dec. 33/1 The Italian Renaissance..is practically a mined-out vein. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1934
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