| 单词 | pit-wood |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspit-wood pit-wood n. †(a) fossilized or partly fossilized wood (obsolete); (b) timber used for frames, props, etc., in a mine. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [noun] > wood for other specific uses mazera1200 waywoodware1334 piling1422 tenter-timber1562 pinwood1580 mazer wood1594 stop-rice1653 pudlay1679 puncheon1686 veneer1702 pit-wood1715 broach-wood1835 chipwood1838 matchwood1838 fretwood1881 pulpwood1881 coffin-wood1883 bur1885 spool-wood1895 1715 R. Thoresby Ducatus Leodiensis 453 Lignum fossile or Pitwood of different Colours, great Quantities are dug up in the Levels in Yorkeshire and Lancashire. 1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua 532 Pit wood, wood which is thus called generally runs from three feet six inches to four feet in length, and is very thick. It is used for supporting the roof of a coal pit. 1890 Daily News 24 Nov. 2/4 The pitwood trade is also quieter. 2000 S. Wales Evening Post (Nexis) 1 Jan. 15 In those days..we handled zinc concentrates, pig iron, pit props and pit wood from all parts of the world. < as lemmas |
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