CAVE, CAVERN, CAVING
NOUNS
1377 ► CABIN a natural cave or grotto; the den or hole of a wild beast → obs.
1475 ► DUNGEON a cave or cavern; a deep, dark place in the sea or land; a gulf, abyss, or chasm; often used in the plural
1535 ► VAULT a natural cavern, cave, or overarched space
1615 ► LUSTRE a cave → obs.
1774 ► SUBTERRANE an underground cave, chamber, or dwelling
1797 ► SUBTERRANEAN an underground cave, chamber, or dwelling
1813 ► EARTH-HOLE a cave → obs.
1844 ► SAND HOUSE MANDRITE a cave or shelter beneath an overhanging cliff
1866 ► VOUT → VOWT a cave, a deep hole, a well, a pond → Sc.
1891 ► FOGO a cave in a cliff → Eng. dial.
1900 ► NANNY-HOLE a cave; a culvert → Eng. dial.
1905 ► OGOS caves along the shore; cliff caves → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1963 ► KRAB in caving, pot-holing, & mountaineering: a karabiner (coupling device) → UK sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1625 ► SUBTERRANEAN a person who lives under ground; a cave-dweller
1844 ► MANDRITE a person who lived in a solitary cave
VERBS
2004 ► TROG UP to dress and equip yourself for caving and pot-holing → UK sl.
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