mineworkn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪnˌwəːk/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪnˌwərk/

Forms: see mine n. and work n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mine n., work n.

Etymology: < mine n. + work n.

A mine; any of the excavations which make up a mine (chiefly in plural). In early use also Military (in plural): †underground passages dug under an enemy position (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > [noun] > mine(s)

minea1450

undermine1524

minework1583

minery1591

mining1598

berry1608

society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > passage > system of passages

minework1900

horizon1948

1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries iv. 49 b The Enemie had in suche sorte wrought his Mine woorkes, as that he had gotten into a Monasterie within the Citie.

1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 112 Other chief Overseers of the Mine-works.

1845 Mining Jrnl. 18 Jan. 22/2 A miner..was working in the Penydarran Mine Works, at forty-five yards depth.

1900 S. Baring-Gould Bk. Dartmoor 231 An old mine-work, now filled with water.

1996 S. King Desperation iii. iii. 426 You call that sort of minework a drift, not a shaft.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	minework
释义	mineworkn. Brit. /ˈmʌɪnˌwəːk/, U.S. /ˈmaɪnˌwərk/ Forms: see mine n. and work n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mine n., work n. Etymology: < mine n. + work n. A mine; any of the excavations which make up a mine (chiefly in plural). In early use also Military (in plural): †underground passages dug under an enemy position (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > [noun] > mine(s) minea1450 undermine1524 minework1583 minery1591 mining1598 berry1608 society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > passage > system of passages minework1900 horizon1948 1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries iv. 49 b The Enemie had in suche sorte wrought his Mine woorkes, as that he had gotten into a Monasterie within the Citie. 1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 112 Other chief Overseers of the Mine-works. 1845 Mining Jrnl. 18 Jan. 22/2 A miner..was working in the Penydarran Mine Works, at forty-five yards depth. 1900 S. Baring-Gould Bk. Dartmoor 231 An old mine-work, now filled with water. 1996 S. King Desperation iii. iii. 426 You call that sort of minework a drift, not a shaft. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1583
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