| 释义 |
▪ I. kelf1
obs. dial. form of calf1.
▪ II. † kelf2 Obs. rare—1.
[? dialect survival of prec.: cf. calf 1 c.]
A lubber, blockhead.
1664Cotton Scarron. iv. Poet. Wks. (1734) 85 One Squire æneas, a great Kelf, Some wandring Hangman like herself.
▪ III. kelf3 Coal-mining. local.
In the Midland coal-field (Derby and Leicestersh.): ‘The vertical height of the back cutting of the holing at any time during the operation of holing a stint’ (Gresley Gloss. Coal Mining 1883). |
