tick-holen.

Etymology: ? < tick n.³ + hole n.

A cavity in nodular stone, usually lined with a crystalline incrustation.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > concretionary or nodular > cavity in nodular stone

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tick-hole1829

1829 S. Glover Hist. County of Derby I. 92 At the lime-quarries, Milltown, Ashover, cavities or tick-holes are frequent in the..limestone rock,..lined with..quartz crystals.

1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 186 Tick-hole, see Vug.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	tick-hole
释义	tick-holen. Etymology: ? < tick n.³ + hole n. A cavity in nodular stone, usually lined with a crystalline incrustation. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > concretionary or nodular > cavity in nodular stone geode1816 tick-hole1829 1829 S. Glover Hist. County of Derby I. 92 At the lime-quarries, Milltown, Ashover, cavities or tick-holes are frequent in the..limestone rock,..lined with..quartz crystals. 1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 186 Tick-hole, see Vug. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1829
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