costean (third-person singular simple present costeans, present participle costeaning, simple past and past participle costeaned)
(mining) To search for lodes by sinking small pits through the superficial deposits to the solid rock, and then driving from one pit to another across the direction of the vein, so as to cross all the veins between the two pits.
• Acteons, Secotan, octanes
Source: Wiktionary
Cos"tean` (ks"tn`), v. i. Etym: [Cornish cothas dropped + stean tin.]
Definition: To search after lodes. See Costeaning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
