Stockwork Definition

noun

(mining) 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.

Wiktionary

(geology) 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.

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Other Word Forms of Stockwork

Noun

Singular:
stockwork
Plural:
stockworks

Origin of Stockwork

  • German Stockwerk.

    From Wiktionary

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