cauntern.adj.

Etymology: apparently a derivative of cant n.¹ or cant v.²; but the value of the -er is doubtful. Apparently diffused in Mining use from Cornwall.

dialect and Mining.

A. n. (or ? absolute use of the adjective.)

a. (also caunter-lode) a lode crossing the general direction of the veins in a mine, a cross-vein.

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1811 J. Taylor Remarks Present State Devon in T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (new ed.) p. xiii Besides the east and west veins, others are found which run either north or south, or on points of the compass between these; they are called by the miner cross lodes, cross courses, or caunters.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Caunter-lode, a lode which inclines at a considerable angle to the other contiguous veins.

1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 116 Caunter-lode, Corn[wall]. A vein coursing at a considerable angle to neighboring veins.

b. (See quot. 1880.)

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1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 10/1 Caunter, a cross-handed blow.

B. adj. (or ?attributive).

Crossing, cross, transverse.

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1880 Prospectus of W. Frontino & Bolivia Gold Mining Co. 3 The several lodes..have a strike..crossed by a great number of caunter branches, or feeders.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	caunter
释义	cauntern.adj. Etymology: apparently a derivative of cant n.¹ or cant v.²; but the value of the -er is doubtful. Apparently diffused in Mining use from Cornwall. dialect and Mining. A. n. (or ? absolute use of the adjective.) a. (also caunter-lode) a lode crossing the general direction of the veins in a mine, a cross-vein. ΚΠ 1811 J. Taylor Remarks Present State Devon in T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (new ed.) p. xiii Besides the east and west veins, others are found which run either north or south, or on points of the compass between these; they are called by the miner cross lodes, cross courses, or caunters. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Caunter-lode, a lode which inclines at a considerable angle to the other contiguous veins. 1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 116 Caunter-lode, Corn[wall]. A vein coursing at a considerable angle to neighboring veins. b. (See quot. 1880.) ΚΠ 1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 10/1 Caunter, a cross-handed blow. B. adj. (or ?attributive). Crossing, cross, transverse. ΚΠ 1880 Prospectus of W. Frontino & Bolivia Gold Mining Co. 3 The several lodes..have a strike..crossed by a great number of caunter branches, or feeders. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1811
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