English Dictionary

dilving

名詞

廃用 不可算名詞

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

日本語の意味

水中でふるいを用いて、スズ鉱石から不要な不純物（廃石など）を取り除き、スズだけを残す鉱業工程

During the demonstration, he taught dilving to the apprentices, showing how shaking tin ore in an underwater sieve washed away the waste and left the tin behind.

実演の間、彼は見習いたちに水中に置いたふるいを振って錫鉱石の不要物を流し去り錫だけを残すという選鉱法を教えた。

意味（1）

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