单词 | thick-coalman |
释义 | > as lemmasthick-coalman thick coal n. see quot.; hence thick-coalman. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral deposits > [noun] > stratum or bed > of coal > type of coal seam foot coal1665 foot-rid1665 top coal1803 ten-yard coal1839 rider1840 ten-foot coal1855 top-hard1855 yard-coal1855 yard-seam1862 guide seam1867 main1867 bank1881 rearer1883 thick coal1883 thick seam1883 thin seam1883 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining Thick Coals or Thick Seams, coal seams of greater thickness than (say) 8 or 10 feet... The Thick coal of South Staffordshire is about 28 or 30 feet thick. 1894 Daily News 7 May 8/4 The new scale will give 1d per ton rise in thick-coalmen's wages for every 1½d advance in the price of thick coal. < as lemmas |
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