| 单词 | chopping-bee |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschopping-bee chopping-bee n. North American a ‘bee’ for the cutting down of timber. ΚΠ 1809 Massachusetts Spy 12 July At Bristol (Ver.), June 7, at a chopping-bee, a limb of one of the falling trees struck one of the men. 1868 Western Mag. Jan. (De Vere) The inhabitants within a radius of ten miles were invited to a chopping-bee. 1890 Regina (Sask.) Jrnl. 18 Dec. 1/2 Come to the chopping bee and bring your axe. < as lemmas |
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