delf
- noun
- /dɛlf/
- Archaic
- Walking past the old delf, he recalled stories of miners who once worked there.
Examples
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They sourced the clay for the bricks from a local delf.
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The workers dug deep into the delf for clay.
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The abandoned delf had filled with water after years of disuse.
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Many ancient delfs are now historical sites.
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The workers dug a large delf to extract the clay used for pottery.
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In the old quarry, we found traces of a delf that once supplied stone for the nearby buildings.
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The local artist visited the delf to gather the materials needed for her sculpture.
Synonyms
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4.9
An open place in the ground where people remove stone
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3.9
A place where people remove earth to find old objects
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5.4
A hole in the ground made by digging, often for building or finding old things
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3.6
A hole in the ground where people dig gravel for building
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8.1
A place where people dig to find old objects or valuable stones
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8.4
An area where people dig for minerals or ancient objects
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Etymology
The word delf comes from an old word meaning 'to dig' and is the same root as the common word delve. So a delf is a place that has been dug out to get stone or clay, in other words a quarry or pit.