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Definition of Sweepings
1. n. pl. Things collected by sweeping; rubbish; as, the sweepings of a street.
Definition of Sweepings
1. Noun. That which is swept up. ¹
2. Noun. (plural of sweeping) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sweepings
1. sweeping [n] - See also: sweeping
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sweepings
Literary usage of Sweepings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"In smaller cities, however, while the cost of sweeping the streets will apparently
always be a charge on the citizen, the value of the sweepings collected ..."
2. The Health Exhibition Literature (1884)
"25000 Together 70000 The road-sweepings, varying in character, may be subdivided
as follows, ... 9000 sweepings from macadamized streets in dry weather . ..."
3. The Disposal of Municipal Refuse by Harry de Berkeley Parsons (1906)
"Table VI gives some idea of the composition of street-sweepings. ... The sweepings
are combustible. The weight varies from 800 to 1400 pounds per cubic yard ..."
4. A History of Hindu Civilisation During British Rule by Pramatha Náth Bose (1894)
"to restore fertility to the soil as well as to secure better sanitation along
with it, is that of the disposal of street-sweepings in towns, which is often ..."
5. A History of Hindu Civilisation During British Rule by Pramatha Nath Bose (1894)
"... the ends both of agriculture and of sanitation will therefore be a great boon
to the country. The proper destination of street sweepings is the field ..."
6. Soils and Fertilizers by Harry Snyder (1908)
"Street sweepings, because of the loss of the liquid excrements, have a lower
value than average stable manure and cannot be used economically when labor and ..."
7. The Disposal of Municipal Refuse by Harry de Berkeley Parsons (1906)
"Street-sweepings are not suitable for land filling, as they contain putrescible
organic ... Table VI gives some idea of the composition of street-sweepings. ..."
8. Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers by Institution of Civil Engineers (London) (1901)
"The proposal to burn the street sweepings and night- soil would raise the cost
to at least 7 • 20 francs per ton (5s. 9rf.), or 4500000 francs (£180000) a ..."
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