"costean" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: costeans [plural]
Etymology: From Cornish cothas (“dropped”) + sten (“tin”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|kw|cothas||dropped}} Cornish cothas (“dropped”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} costean (plural costeans)
  1. (mining) A trench in solid rock intersected by pits which reveals mineral veins. Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-costean-en-noun-9i5VvpZL Topics: business, mining

Verb

Forms: costeans [present, singular, third-person], costeaning [participle, present], costeaned [participle, past], costeaned [past]
Etymology: From Cornish cothas (“dropped”) + sten (“tin”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|kw|cothas||dropped}} Cornish cothas (“dropped”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} costean (third-person singular simple present costeans, present participle costeaning, simple past and past participle costeaned)
  1. (mining) 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. Categories (topical): Mining Related terms: costeaning
    Sense id: en-costean-en-verb-PymRolYG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Topics: business, mining

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