sole-treen.
a. A beam, plank, or piece of timber forming a support, base, or foundation to something.
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > specific parts built or constructed > [noun] > beams or supports
sillc897
sole-tree1527
spur1529
brace1530
rance1574
strut1587
ground pin1632
ground-plate1663
strut-beam1668
wale-piece1739
strutting-beam1753
wale1754
stretcher1774
tie1793
tie-beam1823
strutting1833
lattice frame1838
tie-bolt1838
tie rod1839
brace-rod1844
web1845
box girder1849
plate girder1849
lattice beam1850
lattice girder1852
girder1853
twister1875
under-girder1875
truss-beam1877
raker1880
wind-bracing1890
portal strut1894
stirrup1909
knee-brace1912
tee-beam1930
tee section1963
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the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > condition of being placed under > that which lies under > base on which a thing rests > a beam or plank
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1527–8 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 101 Pro plumbo..in tegulis, in les fre stone, in evis bordes, severns et j soletre.
c1530 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 354 Owtshot~sparres, sarkynboordes et geists ac soletrees pro thakking.
1632 Kirton-in-Lindsey Ch. Acc. in E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. 232/1 For a peice of wood to make a soale-tree for the seates.
1671 in R. Holmes Pontefract Bk. Entries (1882) 103 Studs for pertitions, soletrees, nayles.
1789 J. Williams Nat. Hist. Mineral Kingdom I. 310 Two door-cheeks, or side-posts,.. a lintel and sole tree.
1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §1206 The rise from the channel to the sole-tree..to be 4 inches.
1877 in E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. (at cited word) There'll hev to be a new sole-tree to th' crewyard pump.
b. spec. in Mining (see later quots.).
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society > occupation and work > equipment > mining equipment > [noun] > equipment for lowering or raising miners or material > for raising material > part of
sole-tree1653
spending1797
tub-wheel1815
rider1881
1653 E. Manlove Liberties & Customes Lead-mines Derby 258 Stoprice, Yokings, Soletrees, Roach and Ryder.
1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. Piijb They [small stoce] are composed of two Stoce-blades, two Sole-trees [etc.]..; the Sole-trees and Hang-benches are fastned together with Pins of Wood.
1860 Eng. & Foreign Mining Gloss. (new ed.) (Derbyshire Terms) 44 Sole tree, a piece of wood belonging to stowces to draw ore up from the mine.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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