malmhund

Swedish

en malmhund

Etymology

Compound of malm (“ore”) +‎ hund (“dog”). First attested in 1880

Noun

malmhund c

  1. (mining) a minecart
    • 1955 December 29, Arbetaren‎[1], page 5:
      Därifrån tappas sedan malmen i malmhundarna och fraktas upp i dagen. […] Då malmhundarna kommit upp i laven tippar de automatiskt ur
      From there, the ore is then loaded into minecarts and transported to the surface. […] When the minecarts reach the headframe, they automatically tip out.
    • 2021 June 12, Nerikes Allehanda‎[2], page 9:
      Från Gränshyttefältets gruvor, gruvarbetare i malmhund på nedfärd i Gullblankagruvan.
      From the mines of Gränshyttefältet, miners in an minecart descending into the Gullblanka mine.

Declension

Declension of malmhund
nominative genitive
singular indefinite malmhund malmhunds
definite malmhunden malmhundens
plural indefinite malmhundar malmhundars
definite malmhundarna malmhundarnas

References

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