slag heapn.

Brit.

/ˈslaɡ hiːp/, U.S.

/ˈslæɡ ˌhip/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: slag n.¹, heap n.

Etymology: < slag n.¹ + heap n. With sense 2 compare similar figurative uses of scrap-heap n.

a. A pile or mound of waste material from smelting, mining, or similar industrial processes. Cf. slag n.¹ 1b, 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials produced from metalworking > [noun] > slag or scoria > mass of

slag heap1757

clinker1772

scar1852

1757 tr. J. F. Henckel Pyritologia 311 Air..exerts its efficacy in the heap, when the pyrites-earth is become unfit for further impregnation, and thrown on the slag-heap [Ger. über die Halde], under the name caput mortuum.

1830 R. Heathfield tr. F. X. De Gamboa Comm. Mining Ordinances Spain II. xxii. 167 The old slag heaps, which have resulted from ores of silver, copper, iron and other metals..may be made use of by such persons as shall work mines.

1931 C. Day Lewis From Feathers to Iron xxix. 54 Wherever radiance from ashes arises—Willowherb glowing on abandoned slagheaps.

1997 Independent (Nexis) 26 Apr. 18 The redundant pit frame of Racecourse Colliery perches on a hill surrounded by rusting carts, tracks, coal and an abandoned slag heap.

b. In general use. A pile of rubbish or waste material of any kind.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > refuse or rubbish > [noun] > heap or accumulation of

middena1425

dust-heap1654

refuse heap1816

detritus1849

tip1863

dump1865

waste-heap1873

junkyard1885

slag heap1917

1917 A. G. Empey Over Top 308 Slag heap, a pile of rubbish, tin cans, etc.

1947 D. Davidson Steeper Cliff i. 4 Moss ran across the slag heaps of brick and glass.

2012 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 9 Mar. 10 Mountainous slag heaps line the foreshore, sorted into twisted metal, wood, cars, miscellaneous rubbish.

2. figurative and in figurative contexts. A collection or repository of discarded, worthless, or contemptible things.

ΚΠ

1892 Trenton (New Jersey) Times 17 Oct. 1/4 God, he said, sifted the nations through his fingers as he did individuals, carrying forward the good and casting the evil on the slag heap of ruin.

1915 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 59 339 Doctrinaire political economy is consigned to the slag-heap.

1974 F. Warner Meeting Ends ii. ii. 39 What a bore the slagheap of matrimony!

2002 Community Care 18 July 23/1 There are some middle class members of the media who have a broader vision but too often they are buried in the slag heap of celebrity trivia which frequently passes for journalism today.

Phrases

to throw someone (also something) on the slagheap and variants: to cast a person or thing aside as worthless; to discard or dismiss unceremoniously. Cf. to cast on or consign to the scrap-heap at scrap-heap n.

ΚΠ

1893 R. H. Tutt Position Co-operators with regard Social & Industr. Probl. 8 As our co-operative employés get old and infirm,..what is to become of them? Are they to be thrown on the slag heap, like a piece of worthless metal?

1938 W. Kozlenko & S. Emerson Golden One Act Play Mag. & Radio-drama Rev. Mar. 1022 Still, he is not thrown on the slag heap. He is given a job operating Morse for the railroad.

2003 New Yorker (Nexis) 6 Jan. 29 The Bush Administration..is able to justify gratuitous tax breaks, snuggle up to friendly corporations, and fling environmentalism on the slag heap.

2013 Guardian (Nexis) 25 Jan. 12 British soldiers are thrown on the slagheap when they return from combat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	slag heap
释义	slag heapn. Brit. /ˈslaɡ hiːp/, U.S. /ˈslæɡ ˌhip/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: slag n.¹, heap n. Etymology: < slag n.¹ + heap n. With sense 2 compare similar figurative uses of scrap-heap n. 1. a. A pile or mound of waste material from smelting, mining, or similar industrial processes. Cf. slag n.¹ 1b, 3. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials produced from metalworking > [noun] > slag or scoria > mass of slag heap1757 clinker1772 scar1852 1757 tr. J. F. Henckel Pyritologia 311 Air..exerts its efficacy in the heap, when the pyrites-earth is become unfit for further impregnation, and thrown on the slag-heap [Ger. über die Halde], under the name caput mortuum. 1830 R. Heathfield tr. F. X. De Gamboa Comm. Mining Ordinances Spain II. xxii. 167 The old slag heaps, which have resulted from ores of silver, copper, iron and other metals..may be made use of by such persons as shall work mines. 1931 C. Day Lewis From Feathers to Iron xxix. 54 Wherever radiance from ashes arises—Willowherb glowing on abandoned slagheaps. 1997 Independent (Nexis) 26 Apr. 18 The redundant pit frame of Racecourse Colliery perches on a hill surrounded by rusting carts, tracks, coal and an abandoned slag heap. b. In general use. A pile of rubbish or waste material of any kind. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > refuse or rubbish > [noun] > heap or accumulation of middena1425 dust-heap1654 refuse heap1816 detritus1849 tip1863 dump1865 waste-heap1873 junkyard1885 slag heap1917 1917 A. G. Empey Over Top 308 Slag heap, a pile of rubbish, tin cans, etc. 1947 D. Davidson Steeper Cliff i. 4 Moss ran across the slag heaps of brick and glass. 2012 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 9 Mar. 10 Mountainous slag heaps line the foreshore, sorted into twisted metal, wood, cars, miscellaneous rubbish. 2. figurative and in figurative contexts. A collection or repository of discarded, worthless, or contemptible things. ΚΠ 1892 Trenton (New Jersey) Times 17 Oct. 1/4 God, he said, sifted the nations through his fingers as he did individuals, carrying forward the good and casting the evil on the slag heap of ruin. 1915 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 59 339 Doctrinaire political economy is consigned to the slag-heap. 1974 F. Warner Meeting Ends ii. ii. 39 What a bore the slagheap of matrimony! 2002 Community Care 18 July 23/1 There are some middle class members of the media who have a broader vision but too often they are buried in the slag heap of celebrity trivia which frequently passes for journalism today. Phrases to throw someone (also something) on the slagheap and variants: to cast a person or thing aside as worthless; to discard or dismiss unceremoniously. Cf. to cast on or consign to the scrap-heap at scrap-heap n. ΚΠ 1893 R. H. Tutt Position Co-operators with regard Social & Industr. Probl. 8 As our co-operative employés get old and infirm,..what is to become of them? Are they to be thrown on the slag heap, like a piece of worthless metal? 1938 W. Kozlenko & S. Emerson Golden One Act Play Mag. & Radio-drama Rev. Mar. 1022 Still, he is not thrown on the slag heap. He is given a job operating Morse for the railroad. 2003 New Yorker (Nexis) 6 Jan. 29 The Bush Administration..is able to justify gratuitous tax breaks, snuggle up to friendly corporations, and fling environmentalism on the slag heap. 2013 Guardian (Nexis) 25 Jan. 12 British soldiers are thrown on the slagheap when they return from combat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1757
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