Windbore
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The lower, or bottom, pipe in a lift of pumps in a mine.
"A large stone, 18 inches thick, is bedded at the bottom of the shaft, for the windbore of the bucket pump to rest upon. The remainder of the shaft bottom is filled in with hard burnt bricks and Barrow lime, forming a level bottom […]"
Example
More examples"A large stone, 18 inches thick, is bedded at the bottom of the shaft, for the windbore of the bucket pump to rest upon. The remainder of the shaft bottom is filled in with hard burnt bricks and Barrow lime, forming a level bottom […]"
Etymology
From wind + bore.
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