Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stockwork

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
stock-work
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system of working in ore, etc., when it lies not in strata or veins, but in solid masses, so as to be worked in chambers or stories.

noun

A metalliferous deposit characterized by the impregnation of the mass of rock with many small veins or nests irregularly grouped, especially common with tin ore.

Etymology

German Stockwerk.

Inflected Forms

stockworks (plural)

Questions

What does stockwork mean?
A system of working in ore, etc., when it lies not in strata or veins, but in solid masses, so as to be worked in chambers or stories.
Where does stockwork come from?
German Stockwerk.

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