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Definition of Squibbing
1. squib [v] - See also: squib
Lexicographical Neighbors of Squibbing
Literary usage of Squibbing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Mines (1918)
"This procedure is simple enough as regards squibbing for chambering holes, for
that work can be done as the shift leaves the mine. The chief trouble is from ..."
2. Oil-field Practice by Dorsey Hager (1921)
"squibbing is the practice of using small charges of 2 to 4 qts. of ... Many wells
respond to squibbing and show a marked increase in production afterward. ..."
3. Oil-field Practice by Dorsey Hager (1921)
"squibbing is the practice of using small charges of 2 to 4 qts. of ... Many wells
respond to squibbing and show a marked increase in production afterward. ..."
4. Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting by Lake Superior Mining Institute (1915)
"squibbing and Shooting—In drilling in the flint of the sheet ground the steel
frequently ... The chambering of holes is also referred to as squibbing. ..."
5. Annual Report by Missouri Division of Mine Inspection, Missouri Bureau of Mines (1902)
"That, at the time of the accident, the men were squibbing the shots. He thought
that in squibbing the shots some one must have exploded a shot that had ..."
6. Proceedings of the Lake Superior Mining Institute ... Annual Meeting by Lake Superior Mining Institute (1913)
"This practice, called squibbing, usually removes the obstruction. Owing to the
toughness of ... The chambering of holes is also referred to as squibbing. ..."
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