A pole; esp. one used to propel a barge, punt, or other boat; a punting pole. Obsolete (English regional (chiefly East Anglian) in later use).
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > rowing apparatus > [noun] > pole (14) spritOE A pole; esp. one used to propel a barge, punt, or other boat; a punting pole. Obsolete (English regional (chiefly East Anglian) in later use). shaltree1307 A pole (? used for propelling vessels). quant1440 A pole for propelling a barge or punt, typically having a prong or flange at the bottom to prevent it from becoming embedded in mud. In later use… poy1486 A pole used to propel a barge or boat; a punting-pole; spec. a pole with an iron forked point used by keelmen on the Tyne and other rivers. Now rare… boat pole1698 a long pole used to push off or propel a boat, or to perform other specific functions. Cf. ship pole n. at ship, n.1 compounds 3a, boat hook, n. setting-pole1763 A pole, esp. one used by wild-fowlers for propelling a boat or punt on mud-banks, securing wounded birds, etc. stower1777 A punt-pole. punting polea1798 = punt pole n. at punt, n.1 compounds 2. setter1816 An instrument or tool used in setting, in various senses. ? = setting-pole, n. punt pole1831 the long pole used to propel a punt. kent1844 A punting-pole. punt stick1846 = punt pole n. pricking-pole1892 a pole with an iron point for propelling a boat. quant-pole1898 = sense 1. |
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