Steaning (also spelled 'steening') is a construction and civil engineering term for the stone, brick, or masonry lining of a well, pit, or similar excavation — the material or act of lining a shaft to prevent collapse and contamination.
Steaning (also spelled 'steening') is a construction and civil engineering term for the stone, brick, or masonry lining of a well, pit, or similar excavation — the material or act of lining a shaft to prevent collapse and contamination. In an older dialectal sense it could also refer to a ford across a river, paved with stones. The construction sense is more widely documented and useful. A steaned well is a properly lined well with structural integrity; the steaning is what keeps it from caving in.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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The well's steaning had begun to crack after years of frost damage, and it needed relining before it was safe to use.
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(UK, dialect, obsolete) A ford over a river.
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The stone or brick lining of a well, etc.
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