单词 | clack-box |
释义 | > as lemmasclack-box clack-box n. (a) the box or chamber which contains the clack-valve of a pump; (b) in locomotive engines the box or cage enclosing the clack (see 5b); (c) dialect ‘the mouth which contains a nimble tongue’ (Forby). ΚΠ 1849 J. Weale Rudim. Dict. Terms Archit. i. 103/1 Clack-box, in locomotive engines, the box fitted on to the boiler where a ball-clack is placed. < as lemmas |
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