costean

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A trench in solid rock intersected by pits which reveals mineral veins.
动词 v.
  1. To search for lodes by sinking small pits through the superficial deposits to the solid rock, and then driving from one pit to another across the direction of the vein, so as to cross all the veins between the two pits.

词形变化

costeans plural costeans present,singular,third-person costeaning participle,present costeaned participle,past costeaned past

词源

词源 1
Presumably from Cornish kodha (“to fall, happen”) + sten (“tin”).
词源 2
Presumably from Cornish kodha (“to fall, happen”) + sten (“tin”).
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