单词 | chain-carrying |
释义 | > as lemmaschain-carrying chain-carrying n. see chain-carrier n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > map-making > surveying > [noun] > the action of bearing a measuring chain chain-carrying1798 1798 Let. in Deb. Congress 1808 (1852) 2739 The surveying at present is done by Mr. Gillespie, the chain-carrying by Mr. Ellicott and Mr. Walker. 1909 ‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny vi. 93 I'll..go back to chain-carrying for the county surveyor. < as lemmas |
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