请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 lockspit
释义 ˈlockspit
[f. lock n.2 or v.1 + spit a turf.]
(See quots.) Hence ˈlockspit v. trans., to mark out (ground) by a ‘lockspit’; ˈlockspitting vbl. n.
1649–50Ogilby tr. Virgil v. (1654) 319 marg., Sets out the Circuit with a Plough, which we call Lock-spitting.1704Harris Lex. Techn., Lock-spit, a Term in Fortification, signifying the small Cut or Trench made with a Spade, to mark out the first Lines of any Work that is to be made.1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Lockspit, among miners, is the small cut or trench made with a spade of about a foot wide, to mark out the first lines of a work.1889N.W. Linc. Gloss., Lockspit, a breadth of earth taken from the bottom of a drain of the same width as an ordinary draining tool.Ibid. s.v., I lockspitted her oot fra one end to t'uther.
随便看

 

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/10 11:05:38