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Definition of Creosoted
1. creosote [v] - See also: creosote
Lexicographical Neighbors of Creosoted
Literary usage of Creosoted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Design of Steel Mill Buildings and the Calculation of Stresses in Framed by Milo Smith Ketchum (1921)
"Creosoted wood block floors may be laid on a cement concrete foundation or upon a
... For additional data on creosoted wood block floors, see Chapter XL. ..."
2. Industrial Arts Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1914)
"Munie Eng 45:157-9 Ag .'13 Creosoted wood block in Detroit. JJ Haarer. 11 Munie
Eng 44:234-6 Mr '13 Creosoted wood block pavement in Duluth. J: Wilson. ..."
3. Report by Illinois Highway Commission (1913)
"If then, the conditions of decay and wear would require the replacement of an
ordinary plank floor, in say four years, a floor of creosoted plank protected ..."
4. Handbook of Cost Data for Contractors and Engineers: A Reference Book Giving by Halbert Powers Gillette (1910)
"The 5-in. creosoted deal adjoining In Kensington, laid In May, 1886, lasted until
September, 1901, equal to the combined lives (less two years) of the plain ..."
5. The Preservation of Timber by the Use of Antiseptics by Samuel Bagster Boulton (1885)
"great general success of creosoted timber exposed to the same influences, checkered,
however, with a few instances of partial failure, which should be as ..."
6. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1862)
"The jetties were erected in 1858, and now the superintendent's report was, " that
the blackened or creosoted portion of the timber is very much eaten and ..."
7. Structural Engineers' Handbook: Data for the Design and Construction of by Milo Smith Ketchum (1914)
"Creosoted Timber Block Floor.—Creosoted timber blocks 3 in. to 4 in. thick, laid
on a 6-in. concrete base, will cost from $2.50 to $3.50 per sq. yd. ..."
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