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dilving

dilving noun: the shaking of tin ore in a sieve held underwater so that the waste flows out, leaving the tin behind.

Noun

dilving (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The shaking of tin ore in a sieve held underwater so that the waste flows out, leaving the tin behind.

Forms of dilving

alternative formdelving

Questions about dilving

What does dilving mean?
Dilving means the shaking of tin ore in a sieve held underwater so that the waste flows out, leaving the tin behind.
What part of speech is dilving?
Dilving is a noun.

Words near dilving in the dictionary

  1. diluvions
  2. diluvium
  3. diluviums
  4. DiLuzio
  5. DiLuzios
  6. dilving
  7. Dilworth
  8. Dilworths
  9. dilysine
  10. Dilzak
  11. Dilzaks

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