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Costean

Cos′teanˊ

(k?s′t?nˊ)
,
Verb.
I.
[Cornish
cothas
dropped +
stean
tin.]
To search after lodes. See
Costeaning
.

Definition 2024

costean

costean

English

Verb

costean ‎(third-person singular simple present costeans, present participle costeaning, simple past and past participle costeaned)

  1. (mining) To search for lodes.

Related terms

Spanish

Verb

costean

  1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of costear.
  2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present indicative form of costear.

Etymology

From Cornish cothas ‎(“dropped”) + stean ‎(“tin”).

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