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noun
Upcast  n.  
1.
(Bowling) A cast; a throw.
2.
(Mining.) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine; distinguished from the downcast. Called also upcast pit, and upcast shaft.
3.
An upset, as from a carriage. (Scot.)
4.
A taunt; a reproach. (Scot.)





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"Upcast" Quotes from Famous Books



... reduce the possibility of leaks to a minimum: The exhaust from the engine shall be conducted by means of metal pipes into the return air current, so that the fumes of combustion will not enter the workings of the mine where the men are required to work, or be conducted in an upcast shaft or slope not used as a means of ingress or egress, or through metal pipes to the surface: At no time shall there be more than five gallons of gasoline, naphtha or kerosene in the supply tank; at no time shall more than five ...
— Mining Laws of Ohio, 1921 • Anonymous
... different characters by varied utterance; but whenever something unusually comic was said, or about to be said, he had a habit of turning his eyes up to the ceiling; so that, knowing what was coming, one nervously anticipated the upcast look, and for the moment lost the illusion. In both entertainments, the reader was naturally the central point of interest. But in the case of Dickens, when curiosity was satisfied, he alone possessed one; Pickwick and Mrs. Bardell were put out ...
— Tracks of a Rolling Stone • Henry J. Coke


Words linked to "Upcast" :   airway, air passage, air duct


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