caunch
caunch is the alternative form of canch.
Meaning of canch
Noun
canch (plural canches)
- An upper or lower portion of stone that is removed to form a gradient between workings.
- An upcast fault is when the seam is thrown up; to counteract this a "canch" of top stone must be taken down outbye over from the fault, and a "canch" of bottom stone taken up inbye over from the fault, then level up to the bottom of your "canch" at the foreside of the hitch outbye over until you...1879, William Bailes, Student's Guide to the Principles of Coal & Metal Mining, page 17
Forms of caunch
| plural | caunches |
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Questions about caunch
- What is caunch the alternative form of?
- Caunch is the alternative form of canch.
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