| 单词 | potash works |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspotash works potash works n. (also †potash work in early use) a factory where potash is produced; = potashery n. ΚΠ 1632 R. Saltonstall Let. 4 Feb. in G. L. Beer Origins of Brit. Colonial Syst. (1922) ix. 280 I pray you send over by some of your East contrie merchants to gett some few mayster workmen for the ordering of our potash work. 1704 Boston News-let. 27 Nov. 2/2 (advt.) There is lately set up at Charlestown ferry in Boston, a Pottash-work, at the house of John Russell Ferry-man. 1787 T. Coxe Addr. to Assembly 9 By fire we conduct our breweries, distilleries, salt and potash works, sugar houses, [etc.]. 1897 F. D. Rogers Folk-tales Northern Border 205 The old gentleman..was clearing up a large farm, and..had a small potash works, where he worked them [sc. ashes] into potash or black salts. 2003 Christian Cent. (Nexis) 8 Feb. 20 It is dotted with the evaporation ponds and factories of the Arab Potash Works on the Jordanian side, and the Dead Sea Works on the Israeli side. < as lemmas |
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