| 单词 | cattle-pit |
| 释义 | > as lemmascattle-pit cattle-pit n. (see quot.). ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > trench to keep cattle from line cattle-guard1843 cattle-pit1883 1883 J. B. Pash Rep. on N.Z. 5/1 Cattle, sheep, horses, &c., are prevented straying on the [railway] line by what is termed a ‘cattle pit’ or ‘catcher’. This is a pit sunk between the rails and fences, about 2 feet 6 inches deep and 10 feet wide, covered by bars of wood placed parallel with the lines, and about 5 inches apart. < as lemmas |
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