| 单词 | dog-stopper |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdog-stopper dog-stopper n. Nautical (now historical) a heavy rope secured round the mainmast and used to back up the stopper (stopper n. 9) for additional security in rough weather. ΚΠ 1791 J. H. Moore Pract. Navigator (ed. 9) 281 Bend the Buoys and Bouy-ropes, single the Stoppers,..have the Dog-Stoppers to pass [etc.]. 1793 R. H. Gower Treat. Theory & Pract. Seamanship viii. 75 An approved form for a dog-stopper is to have it made with a large eye, that it may be thrown over the bit-head, and shifted over from side to side at pleasure. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. at Stopper of the Cable Dog-stopper, a strong rope clenched round the mainmast, and used on particular occasions to relieve and assist the preceding [i.e. the stopper of the cable, or deck-stopper] when the ship rides in a heavy sea. 1989 P. O'Brian Thirteen-gun Salute ii. 64 See, they undo the deck-stoppers, or dog-stoppers as some superficial observers call them. < as lemmas |
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