speckingn.

Etymology: < speck v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspecking.

1. Australian. The action of searching for surface gold or opal. Cf. sense 5 of speck v.¹

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > prospecting > types of prospecting for gold, diamonds, or opal

stampede1846

river digging1850

pocket mining1872

potholing1885

sniping1897

Klondiking1900

specking1901

pork-knocking1965

1901 M. Vivienne Trav. W. Austral. 171 Almost everyone in the camp went out for an afternoon's specking (looking on the ground for nuggets).

1903 R. Bedford True Eyes lviii. 304 Billy was for working on and continuing the operation of ‘specking’.

1945 Walkabout (Melbourne) 1 Mar. 14 Most of the residents of Lightning Ridge are experts at the art of ‘specking’.

2. The discoloration of pottery through contamination of the glaze, or this effect contrived for decoration.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > painting or coating materials > [noun] > glaze > for ceramics or pottery > defects in glaze

teardrop1870

spit-out1909

shivering1921

specking1967

1967 M. Chandler Ceramics in Mod. World iii. 96 In the case of a glaze mix, it is particularly important to avoid contamination and specking.

1977 Harrison Mayer Ltd. Catal. 22/3 Ilmenite…can be used in glazes to obtain specking effects.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	specking
释义	speckingn. Etymology: < speck v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspecking. 1. Australian. The action of searching for surface gold or opal. Cf. sense 5 of speck v.¹ ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > prospecting > types of prospecting for gold, diamonds, or opal stampede1846 river digging1850 pocket mining1872 potholing1885 sniping1897 Klondiking1900 specking1901 pork-knocking1965 1901 M. Vivienne Trav. W. Austral. 171 Almost everyone in the camp went out for an afternoon's specking (looking on the ground for nuggets). 1903 R. Bedford True Eyes lviii. 304 Billy was for working on and continuing the operation of ‘specking’. 1945 Walkabout (Melbourne) 1 Mar. 14 Most of the residents of Lightning Ridge are experts at the art of ‘specking’. 2. The discoloration of pottery through contamination of the glaze, or this effect contrived for decoration. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > painting or coating materials > [noun] > glaze > for ceramics or pottery > defects in glaze teardrop1870 spit-out1909 shivering1921 specking1967 1967 M. Chandler Ceramics in Mod. World iii. 96 In the case of a glaze mix, it is particularly important to avoid contamination and specking. 1977 Harrison Mayer Ltd. Catal. 22/3 Ilmenite…can be used in glazes to obtain specking effects. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1901
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