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cauldron bottom

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
caul-dron bot-tom
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, round mass in a coal seam that forms part of the roof of a coal mine passage (usually being a fossilized root or stump); considered a hazard due to being prone to falling without warning.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cauldron, bottom.

Etymology

From cauldron + bottom, in reference to the shape and colour as seen from the perspective of someone in the coal mine. Compare Sicilian campanaru (literally “bell tower”) in sulfur mining.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cauldron bottoms (plural)

Synonyms

cauldron arse

Questions

What does cauldron bottom mean?
A large, round mass in a coal seam that forms part of the roof of a coal mine passage (usually being a fossilized root or stump); considered a hazard due to being prone to falling without warning.
Where does cauldron bottom come from?
From cauldron + bottom, in reference to the shape and colour as seen from the perspective of someone in the coal mine. Compare Sicilian campanaru (literally “bell tower”) in sulfur mining.

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