Originally: a supportive apparatus fixed to a windowsill, allowing windows on upper floors to be cleaned safely from the outside (obsolete). Later…
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释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > ladder > scaffolding > [noun] > for cleaning or painting windows (3) window cleaner1836 Originally: a supportive apparatus fixed to a windowsill, allowing windows on upper floors to be cleaned safely from the outside (obsolete). Later… window jack1843 a type of scaffolding attached to a window opening to enable work to be carried out on the outside of the window; cf. earlier window cleaner, n. 2. cripple1887 technical. A temporary staging used in cleaning or painting windows: cf. cradle, n. |
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