well holen.

Brit.

/ˈwɛl həʊl/, U.S.

/ˈwɛl ˌ(h)oʊl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well n.¹, hole n.

Etymology: < well n.¹ + hole n.

a. An opening through a floor or series of floors, esp. one into which a staircase, chimney stack, etc., may be installed, or one which admits light (cf. light well n. at light n.¹ Compounds 3).

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [noun] > unfilled space in building

void1616

well hole1663

well1858

1663 G. Richards tr. A. Palladio 1st Bk. Archit. xlvi. 210 Trimmers for the Staire-Case, or well-hole for the Staires.

1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 901 In the measuring of flooring,..you must deduct out of it the Well-holes for the Stairs and Chimneys.

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 136 Then measure the Chimney-ways, and Well-holes for Stairs.

1791 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse §42 A Well Hole was begun to be left upon these courses for stairs in the center.

1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXXVIII Well-hole, in Building, is the hole left in a floor, for the stairs to come up through.

1892 Dict. Archit. (Archit. Publ. Soc.) Well-hole,..the opening through a floor or floors, in a large warehouse, whereby light can be obtained from a glass roof over it, to each floor.

1903 J. M. Falkner Nebuly Coat xix. 300 There was a little cask of Bulteel's brightest tenpenny that some magician's arm had conjured up through the well-hole in the belfry floor.

1999 E. Johannesen Cleveland Legacy viii. 128 Bond's had settled on a three-story building with a well-hole through the floors ‘to effect the appearance of a mezzanine’.

b. A central open space forming the vertical core around which the stairs of a winding or spiral staircase may be set. Also more generally: the whole shaft in which such a staircase is set; a stairwell.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [noun] > unfilled space in building > round which staircase turns

open newel1625

wellc1660

well hole1732

stairwell1931

1732 Proc. Old Bailey 23 Feb. 96/2 I lay up 3 pair of Stairs, but the Stair-Case is made with a Well-hole, so that I could hear very plainly.

1790 G. Saunders Treat. Theatres ii. 6 The well-hole of the stair-case..is about 8 feet in diameter, encircled by a stone wall, and covered with a sky-light.

1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 185 Stairs that have a well-hole, or hollow in the centre, are called geometrical stairs.

1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §423 The well-hole of the stair is shown at m.

1946 S. Gilbert tr. A. Camus Outsider i. iii. 34 The whole building was quiet as the grave, a dank, dark smell rising from the well-hole of the stairs.

2007 T. Brennan Random Thoughts 151/2 You cannot stretch any of them [sc. fire hoses]..to the top-floor rear with a return-type staircase in the front of the building and with no wellhole in the handrail.

c. A vertical shaft in a building for a lift or for lifting equipment.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > shaft

funnel1555

trunk1610

shaft1820

well hole1829

1829 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 33 43 To the centre of which a 56-pound weight is suspended, passing over another pulley on the brace into the same well-hole.

1841 S. C. Brees Gloss. Civil Engin. 297 Well-hole, a hole connected with some mechanical contrivances, and adapted for the reception of a counterbalancing weight, and for other purposes.

1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. x. 5/1 The uprights or guides of the shaft or well-hole [of a lift].

1915 National Builder Aug. 94/2 The electric dumbwaiter..can be set over the well hole in place of the usual overhead pulleys, etc.

1998 G. R. Strakosch Vertical Transportation Handbk. viii. 209 Provisions for hydraulic cylinder requires a well hole with dimension 'R'.

2. Nautical. A hole affording access to the well (well n.¹ 8a) of a ship's pump. Now rare.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > other parts of body of vessel > [noun] > opening in deck > vertical aperture > for a pump

mitch1481

well1611

well-room1765

well hole1774

1774 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 64 412 If..plates of copper..were..continued down the main-top-gallant-mast, the main-top-mast, and part of the main-mast, into the well-hole.

1846 Observer (Hobart) 17 Mar. Mr. Dawson's ferry boat..was most heavily laden with wood and bark, stowed over the well-hole.

1901 ‘A. M. Winfield’ Rover Boys on Great Lakes xxv. 206 Running to the hatch he sounded the well hole. There were sixteen inches of water below.

3. A vertical hole or shaft in the ground; spec. the shaft or borehole of a well.

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the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > well > shaft

wellway1753

well tube1807

well-boring1822

well shaft1830

well hole1839

welling1865

1839 Prize-ess. & Trans. Highland & Agric. Soc. Scotl. 12 312 At the highest part of the embankment, and over the tunnel, a well-hole or shaft of masonry, communicating with the tunnel, must be made.

1870 Proc. Royal Irish Acad. 1866–9 10 72 Having cleared the ground round it, he found it to be a flat slab,..and, having raised it, he discovered a small well hole, of about five feet in depth.

1929 H. E. Babbitt & J. J. Doland Water Supply Engin. vii. 160 The well hole is usually started by ‘spudding’, which consists in drilling without the walking beam.

1974 Scotsman 22 Apr. (Oil Register Suppl.) p. ix/8 When they go ‘fishing’, they will be trying to hook a piece of broken equipment lost in the well hole.

2008 R. D. Albright Cleanup Chem. & Explosive Munitions p, xxi We had a 20-foot long auger, blown out of a monitoring well hole when it struck an explosive or ordnance item.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	well hole
释义	well holen. Brit. /ˈwɛl həʊl/, U.S. /ˈwɛl ˌ(h)oʊl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well n.¹, hole n. Etymology: < well n.¹ + hole n. 1. a. An opening through a floor or series of floors, esp. one into which a staircase, chimney stack, etc., may be installed, or one which admits light (cf. light well n. at light n.¹ Compounds 3). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [noun] > unfilled space in building void1616 well hole1663 well1858 1663 G. Richards tr. A. Palladio 1st Bk. Archit. xlvi. 210 Trimmers for the Staire-Case, or well-hole for the Staires. 1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 901 In the measuring of flooring,..you must deduct out of it the Well-holes for the Stairs and Chimneys. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 136 Then measure the Chimney-ways, and Well-holes for Stairs. 1791 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse §42 A Well Hole was begun to be left upon these courses for stairs in the center. 1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXXVIII Well-hole, in Building, is the hole left in a floor, for the stairs to come up through. 1892 Dict. Archit. (Archit. Publ. Soc.) Well-hole,..the opening through a floor or floors, in a large warehouse, whereby light can be obtained from a glass roof over it, to each floor. 1903 J. M. Falkner Nebuly Coat xix. 300 There was a little cask of Bulteel's brightest tenpenny that some magician's arm had conjured up through the well-hole in the belfry floor. 1999 E. Johannesen Cleveland Legacy viii. 128 Bond's had settled on a three-story building with a well-hole through the floors ‘to effect the appearance of a mezzanine’. b. A central open space forming the vertical core around which the stairs of a winding or spiral staircase may be set. Also more generally: the whole shaft in which such a staircase is set; a stairwell. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [noun] > unfilled space in building > round which staircase turns open newel1625 wellc1660 well hole1732 stairwell1931 1732 Proc. Old Bailey 23 Feb. 96/2 I lay up 3 pair of Stairs, but the Stair-Case is made with a Well-hole, so that I could hear very plainly. 1790 G. Saunders Treat. Theatres ii. 6 The well-hole of the stair-case..is about 8 feet in diameter, encircled by a stone wall, and covered with a sky-light. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 185 Stairs that have a well-hole, or hollow in the centre, are called geometrical stairs. 1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §423 The well-hole of the stair is shown at m. 1946 S. Gilbert tr. A. Camus Outsider i. iii. 34 The whole building was quiet as the grave, a dank, dark smell rising from the well-hole of the stairs. 2007 T. Brennan Random Thoughts 151/2 You cannot stretch any of them [sc. fire hoses]..to the top-floor rear with a return-type staircase in the front of the building and with no wellhole in the handrail. c. A vertical shaft in a building for a lift or for lifting equipment. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > shaft funnel1555 trunk1610 shaft1820 well hole1829 1829 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 33 43 To the centre of which a 56-pound weight is suspended, passing over another pulley on the brace into the same well-hole. 1841 S. C. Brees Gloss. Civil Engin. 297 Well-hole, a hole connected with some mechanical contrivances, and adapted for the reception of a counterbalancing weight, and for other purposes. 1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. x. 5/1 The uprights or guides of the shaft or well-hole [of a lift]. 1915 National Builder Aug. 94/2 The electric dumbwaiter..can be set over the well hole in place of the usual overhead pulleys, etc. 1998 G. R. Strakosch Vertical Transportation Handbk. viii. 209 Provisions for hydraulic cylinder requires a well hole with dimension 'R'. 2. Nautical. A hole affording access to the well (well n.¹ 8a) of a ship's pump. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > other parts of body of vessel > [noun] > opening in deck > vertical aperture > for a pump mitch1481 well1611 well-room1765 well hole1774 1774 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 64 412 If..plates of copper..were..continued down the main-top-gallant-mast, the main-top-mast, and part of the main-mast, into the well-hole. 1846 Observer (Hobart) 17 Mar. Mr. Dawson's ferry boat..was most heavily laden with wood and bark, stowed over the well-hole. 1901 ‘A. M. Winfield’ Rover Boys on Great Lakes xxv. 206 Running to the hatch he sounded the well hole. There were sixteen inches of water below. 3. A vertical hole or shaft in the ground; spec. the shaft or borehole of a well. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > well > shaft wellway1753 well tube1807 well-boring1822 well shaft1830 well hole1839 welling1865 1839 Prize-ess. & Trans. Highland & Agric. Soc. Scotl. 12 312 At the highest part of the embankment, and over the tunnel, a well-hole or shaft of masonry, communicating with the tunnel, must be made. 1870 Proc. Royal Irish Acad. 1866–9 10 72 Having cleared the ground round it, he found it to be a flat slab,..and, having raised it, he discovered a small well hole, of about five feet in depth. 1929 H. E. Babbitt & J. J. Doland Water Supply Engin. vii. 160 The well hole is usually started by ‘spudding’, which consists in drilling without the walking beam. 1974 Scotsman 22 Apr. (Oil Register Suppl.) p. ix/8 When they go ‘fishing’, they will be trying to hook a piece of broken equipment lost in the well hole. 2008 R. D. Albright Cleanup Chem. & Explosive Munitions p, xxi We had a 20-foot long auger, blown out of a monitoring well hole when it struck an explosive or ordnance item. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1663
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