| 释义 |
spread-bat dial.
[f. spread v.]
A stick serving to keep apart the traces or chains in ploughing or harrowing. (Cf. spreader 3 a.)
1778[W. H. Marshall] Minutes Agric. 29 July 1775, One who has more spunk in him, shall attend to the spread⁓bats, and whippins in future. 1875–in Kent, Surrey, and Sussex glossaries. |