(a) (probably) a dog used to turn a mill; (b) Canadian a kind of clamp for securing logs in a sawmill (in the United States called a sawmill dog).
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| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > that turns mill or spit (5) mill dog1402 (a) (probably) a dog used to turn a mill; (b) Canadian a kind of clamp for securing logs in a sawmill (in the United States called a sawmill dog). turnspit1576 A dog kept to turn the roasting-spit by running within a kind of tread-wheel connected with it; a turnspit dog. Also fig. turnspit cur1603 turnspit dog1625 turnspit terrier1857 |
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