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stowce
stowce Mining. (stəʊs) Also 7 stose, 8–9 stoce, 9 stowse. See also stow n.2 [Of obscure origin; possibly a contraction of stothes, pl. of stothe, stooth.] sing. and pl. A kind of windlass for drawing up ore; in Derbyshire, a special form of this apparatus; also, a model of this, intended not for wor...
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Wirksworth
All that was needed for a claim was to place one's stowce (winch) on the site and extract enough ore to pay tribute to the "barmaster".
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Moot Hall, Wirksworth
coroner's court, investigating mining accidents, and also acted as a criminal court: the penalty for stealing from a mine was to have a hand nailed to the stowce
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stow-blade
stow-blade Mining. Also stoblade. [f. stow n.2] Each of two upright pieces of wood, a foot in length, connected at the top with the sole-trees of a stow or stowce.1681 [see stow n.2 1]. 1747 Hooson Miner's Dict. K 1, Two Irons..are put into each end of the Turntree, and run in the Slots of the Stobl...
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yoking
▪ I. yoking, vbl. n. (ˈjəʊkɪŋ) [f. yoke v. + -ing1.] I. The action of yoke v. in various senses. 1. The action of coupling draught-animals together with a yoke, or of attaching a draught-animal to a vehicle, etc.; also with up. Also attrib., as yoking-gear.1580 Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong, Accouplemen...
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stow
▪ I. stow, n.1 Obs. exc. dial. (sense 3). Forms: 1 stów, 3 -stouwe, stowe, 4 steowe, stou, 9 dial. stow. [OE. stów fem. = OFris. stô, ON. *stó in eldstó fireplace:—OTeut. *stōwō f. *stō- (sta-): see stand v.] 1. = place n. in various senses; a place on the surface of the earth or in space; occas. a ...
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yoke
▪ I. yoke, n.1 (jəʊk) Forms: 1 ᵹeoc, ᵹioc, ioc, iuc, 2–3 ȝoc, 3 ȝeoc, ȝiok, (Orm.) ȝocc, 3–5 (6 Sc.) ȝok, 4 ȝook, 4–5 (6 Sc.) ȝokke, ȝoke, (6–7 Sc.) ȝock, 4–6 (8–9 dial.) yok, 4–7 (8–9 dial.) yock, 5 ȝokk, youk(k)e, 5–7 yocke, 6 youck, yowcke, yowg, yoike, (pl. yoixe?), Sc. ȝoik, (ȝoilk), 6–7 yoake,...
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