thurst
See also: þurst
English
[edit]Etymology
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Noun
[edit]thurst (plural thursts)
- (mining) The ruins of the fallen roof in a coal mine, resulting from the removal of the pillars and stalls.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Rossiter W[orthington] Raymond (1881) “Thurst”, in A Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms. […], Easton, Pa.: [American] Institute [of Mining Engineers], […], →OCLC.
- “thurst”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
[edit]Old Saxon
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).
Noun
[edit]thurst m
Declension
[edit]Declension of thurst (masculine a-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | thurst | thurstos |
| accusative | thurst | thurstos |
| genitive | thurstes | thurstō |
| dative | thurste | thurstum |
| instrumental | — | — |
Descendants
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- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Mining
- Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Saxon terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ters-
- Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Saxon lemmas
- Old Saxon nouns
- Old Saxon masculine nouns
- Old Saxon a-stem nouns