Show Search Results Show Browse
Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
BACK-SPLINTING, n. In coal-mining: “working the upper of two seams backwards by longwall, using the roads of the lower seam” (Sc. 1886 J. Barrowman Mining Terms 7). Cf. back-coming s.v. Back-come.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Back-splinting n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00087798>
