rockbolting

rock n (Part of the process of cutting a stope) When a stope has been partly blasted out and some of the ore removed, instead of using clumsy wooden supports, rockbolts are used. A rockbolt is five feet long, has a plate at the head of it, and is threaded on the other end. As the rockbolt is tighten...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/69331 2023-12-31T10:19:12+01:00 rockbolting image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69331 eng eng R Rayfield Rideout, English 230 Spring, 1967 Buchans References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15973 R_15973_rock n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69331 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:37Z rock n (Part of the process of cutting a stope) When a stope has been partly blasted out and some of the ore removed, instead of using clumsy wooden supports, rockbolts are used. A rockbolt is five feet long, has a plate at the head of it, and is threaded on the other end. As the rockbolt is tightened in the overhead muck, it secures itself. Its purpose is to prevent a cave-in. Part of the process of cutting a stope JH-25-11-69 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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rockbolting
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description rock n (Part of the process of cutting a stope) When a stope has been partly blasted out and some of the ore removed, instead of using clumsy wooden supports, rockbolts are used. A rockbolt is five feet long, has a plate at the head of it, and is threaded on the other end. As the rockbolt is tightened in the overhead muck, it secures itself. Its purpose is to prevent a cave-in. Part of the process of cutting a stope JH-25-11-69 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn
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title rockbolting
title_short rockbolting
title_full rockbolting
title_fullStr rockbolting
title_full_unstemmed rockbolting
title_sort rockbolting
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genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation R
Rayfield Rideout, English 230
Spring, 1967 Buchans
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15973
R_15973_rock n
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