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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

alumworks

What does the "alumworks" therm mean?
  

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alumworks - a place where alum is produced. Look here. uk/yorkshire-coast/history/view-page/item634280 / Can you supply the context in which you found this phrase?

  • alumworks - a place where alum is produced.
  • Look here.
  • uk/yorkshire-coast/history/view-page/item634280 / Can you supply the context in which you found this phrase?
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alumworks - a place where alum is produced.

Look here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alum

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To be honest, I expected that this therm refers to expensive or tough work, doesn't it?
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the context is
In earlier times, alum had to be mined in a very costly process. What does the therm "alumnworks" probably mean?
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In the US this is slang that might be heard in a college sports context:

The alumworks (the work that our alumni do) for the football program here are the best in the country. You won't find better at any other school.
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To be honest, I expected that this therm refers to expensive or tough work, doesn't it?

It would be helpful if you could provide the context in which you found this word.
eg was it in a text about university fund-raising?
eg was it in a text about chemical processes?

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