单词 | cockspur fastening |
释义 | > as lemmascockspur fastening 5. A type of latch for a window casement consisting of a handle at right angles to a projecting pin which fits into a hole or slit in the window frame. In later use usually as a modifier, in cockspur handle, cockspur fastening, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > lock > latch-lock clicket-lock1342 cockspur1703 Suffolk latch1940 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 100 Smiths in London ask'd me 6d. per Pound for Casements..if they made them with Turn-bouts (or Turn-buckles) or Cock-spurs, and Pull-backs at the Hind-side to pull them to with. 1819 A. Rees Cycl. VI. at Casement A casement with a cock-spur or pull-back at the hind-side, wherewith to draw it to. 1902 Architects' Mag. June 150/2 Wrought iron plain pattern cockspur fastening and wrought iron stay, pin and plate. 1993 Collins Compl. DIY Man. (new ed.) iv. 248/4 A cockspur handle, which secures the opening edge of the casement to the fixed frame, can be locked by means of an extending bolt that you screw to the frame below the handle. < as lemmas |
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