Definition of Costeaning

1. n. The process by which miners seek to discover metallic lodes. It consist in 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, in such manner as to cross all the veins between the two pits.

Definition of Costeaning

1. Noun. (mining) A process for discovering metallic 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. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Costeaning

costameres
costar
costard
costardmonger
costardmongers
costards
costarred
costarring
costars
costate
costated
costatolide
coste
costean
costeaned
costeaning (current term)
costeanings
costeans
costectomy
costed
costen
coster
costermonger
costermongers
costers
costes
costia
costiasis
costibite
costicartilage

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