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单词 moss-box
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Definition of moss-box in English:

moss-box

noun
Coal Mining historical
  • A stuffing box filled with moss, formerly used in Kind and Chaudron's method of sinking shafts through water-bearing strata.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Definition of moss-box in US English:

moss-box

noun
Coal Mining historical
  • A stuffing box filled with moss, formerly used in Kind and Chaudron's method of sinking shafts through water-bearing strata.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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