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Definition of Kickups
1. kickup [n] - See also: kickup
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kickups
Literary usage of Kickups
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions by North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME. (1880)
"This coal is tipped by means of circular tips or kickups a upon screens b, where
pieces larger than 3^ inches are separated from the remaining mass. ..."
2. Mining and Engineering: And Miner's Guide by Henry A. Gordon (1894)
"... and the same principle should be adopted at the pit-mouth on the brow, and
the trucks run into self-acting kickups to be emptied into a paddock, or, ..."
3. The Cruise of the Alabama by P. D. Haywood (1886)
"The harbor was alive with Chinese and Japanese junks, Anglice " kickups," Malay
proas, Java boats, and canoes with outriggers, that are able to ride in any ..."
4. Report on the Mining Industry of New Zealand, Being Papers Laid Before by New Zealand Mines Dept (1887)
"When the trucks are at the top of the incline they run into kickups, and are
emptied on to an iron grating made of iron rails. The fine stuff falls into a ..."
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