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‘tram’ as having arisen out of it as first ‘tram-wagon, tram-barrow’, and then simply
tram.
Coe (1653, Manlove, Lead Mines), a little hut built over a mine-shaft as a protection to
the shaft; the Sc. form cow is more etymological and is probably from Du. kouw
(M.Du. and MLG. couwe, côje), in the same sense, ad. L. cavea, hollow, stall, cage,
coop.
Kyle (1747, Hooson, Miner's Dict.), a small iron wedge used to fasten the head of a
pick, hammer, &c.; perhaps ad. LG. kîl, kile, wedge.
There are a few terms for minerals.
Glance-ore (1457-8), a kind of lead ore; this is a half-adoption, half-translation of Du.
glanserts (ad. G. glanzertz), from glans, lustre, and erts, ore.
Spar (1581), a general term for a number of crystalline minerals more or less lustrous
in appearance and admitting of easy cleavage; ad. MLG. spar, sper; also in combs, as
sparglas, sparkalk.
Lead-glance (1810), galena; perhaps a translation of Du. lood-glans.
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Terms of the treatment and smelting of ores are perhaps best included under mining.
Smelter (1455), one who smelts; from smelt, vb., but cf. Du. smelter. Smelt (1543), to
fuse or melt ore in order to extract the metal; probably ad. M.Du. or MLG. smelten
(smilten), to smelt, whence also M.Sw. and Sw. smälta, Norw. smelta, Da. smelte. The
pa. pple. of this verb is found as the Scottish ppl. adj.
Smout (1595), smelted; ad. M.Du. ghesmouten, pa. pple. of smelten, to smelt.
Smelthouse (1684), a place where smelting is carried on; from smelt and house or
ad. Du. smelthuis. Smeltery (1814) is from the vb. smelt, but cf. Du. smelterij.
Slag (1552), a piece of refuse matter, separated from metal in the process of smelting;
ad. MLG. slagge (whence Sw. slagg).

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