单词 | snore-hole |
释义 | > as lemmassnore-hole snore-hole n. Brit. /ˈsnɔːhəʊl/ , U.S. /ˈsnɔrˌhoʊl/ ΘΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > pump > [noun] > aperture at lowest end snore-hole1860 snore-piece1867 snore1874 1860 Eng. & Foreign Mining Gloss. (new ed.) 63 Snore-holes, the holes in the windbore to admit the water. 1862 S. Smiles Lives Engineers III. 45 The pumps frequently got choked by the sand drawn in at the bottom of the well through the snore-holes, or apertures through which the water to be raised is admitted. 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 229. < as lemmas |
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