| 单词 | chipping block |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschipping block chipping block n. a solid block of material on which an item is placed to be shaped by chipping or cutting (in quot. 1769 in figurative use); spec. a low flat area between the face and horn of an anvil.Cf. chopping-block n. at chopping n.1 Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1769 Polit. Reg. Mar. 155 This disagreeable circumstance..irritated the court party, who had made Nevil Jones a chipping-block, on which to try their power. 1876 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 32 251 Figure 3 represents a rude flake which has the bulb of percussion and the surface of the chipping-block as well marked as in most flint implements of the same kind. 1893 G. B. Kilborn Elem. Woodwork v. 34 Lay the board on the chipping-block, holding it with the left hand. 1973 R. F. Wiseman Compl. Horseshoeing Guide (ed. 2) ii. 41 Some anvils have a flat area, or chipping block, used for cutting so that the face will not be damaged. < as lemmas |
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