释义 |
ˈnail-hole [f. nail n. + hole n.] A hole made to receive a nail; a hole caused by the removal of a nail.
1679Moxon Mech. Exerc. ix. 161 The Nail-holes of the Hindge. 1691T. H[ale] Acc. New Invent. p. xxii, The great Nail-holes, which they use to spile up at stripping. 1725Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Shoeing, Our Smiths..make..their Nails of a great Shouldering, by driving them over hard upon the Nail-hole. 1825J. Nicholson Operat. Mechanic 640 All the nail-holes or other irregularities on the surface must be carefully stopped. 1851Mayne Reid Scalp Hunt. xxvi. 190 We had stripped the shoes off the horses, filling the nail-holes with clay. 1875Carpentry & Join. 79 The nail holes are subsequently filled with putty. |