UPOVER

Up"-o`ver, a. (Mining & Civil Eng.)

Definition: Designating a method of shaft excavation by drifting to a point below, and then raising instead of sinking.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 December 2024

QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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