upcast
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There she is with her upcast eyes, unknowable sorrow and perfect sympathy.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
The practice then was to employ a furnace, placed at the bottom of the upcast shaft of the coal-pit, to produce the necessary ventilation.
From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Samuel Smiles
I see one of the cages is at bank, and the force of the explosion is in the upcast shaft.
From Facing Death The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
They said to themselves they'd be long sorry to let that picthur with them—for he was a picthur, and no doubt of it—to be an upcast to them wherever they'd go.
From Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
The fire should be kept as thin and bright as possible, to reduce the amount of smoke in the upcast.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
The roguish upcasting of starry eyes, and the deprecating little manner, tied my tongue for the instant.
From The Love Story of Abner Stone by Edwin Carlile Litsey
She said it with infinite sadness in her voice and an upcasting of eyes that were swimming.
From The Quickening by E. M. Ashe
