| 释义 |
spader|ˈspeɪdə(r)|
[f. spade v.1 + -er1.]
One who works with a spade; an implement which digs, etc., by means of spades; also dial., a breast-plough.
1647Hexham i, A spade-man or spader. 1867Whitman in Galaxy IV. 608 The rotary spader did its work well. 1875Knight Dict. Mech. 703 Other forms of spaders have blades thrust out and retracted as the machine advances. 1903J. H. Bridge Hist. Carnegie Steel Co. vii. 114 Idly watching the spaders and waterers and trimmers. |