costean.
A trench in solid rock intersected by pits which reveals mineral veins.
Meaning & usage
A trench in solid rock intersected by pits which reveals mineral veins.
Where this word comes from
Presumably from Cornish kodha (“to fall, happen”) + sten (“tin”).
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.
Where this word comes from
Presumably from Cornish kodha (“to fall, happen”) + sten (“tin”).
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