draw-boyn.

Brit.

/ˈdrɔːbɔɪ/, U.S.

/ˈdrɔˌbɔɪ/,

/ˈdrɑˌbɔɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: draw- comb. form, boy n.¹

Etymology: < draw- comb. form + boy n.¹With sense 2 compare slightly earlier drawing card n.

1. Weaving. Now chiefly historical.

a. A boy employed as a weaver's assistant to pull the strings of a draw-loom (draw-loom n.).

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > weaving > method of > figure weaving > boy who pulls cords of harness in

draught-boy1687

draw-boy1699

1699 A. N. England's Advocate 14 The Winders, Warpers, Quillers, Draw-Boys, had good subsistance by their Attendance on Weavers.

1731 C. Mortimer in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 37 105 Mr. Le Blon's new Way of weaving Tapestry in the Loom with a Draw-boy.

1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 339 The occupation of draw-boys and girls to harness-loom weavers..is by far the lowest and least sought after of any connected with the manufacture of cotton.

1958 W. Willetts Chinese Art I. iv. 249 He—or more probably his drawboy, sitting at another part of the loom—had to pull the forty different bundles in correct sequence.

2004 J. Essinger Jacquard's Web (2007) ii. 11 In the early Chinese drawlooms the draw-boy stood on top of the loom but in French drawlooms he would stand on the floor by the weaver.

b. A mechanism that pulls the strings of a draw-loom, replacing the work previously carried out by a draw-boy; (also) a type of loom incorporating this.

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tablea1400

simple1731

draw-boy1811

card1829

needle1829

witch1829

machine card1832

Jacquard apparatus1841

Jacquard1851

griff1860

dobby1878

lappet1894

witch top1897

trap-board1900

necking cord1910

1811 Trans. Soc. Encouragem. Arts, Manuf. & Commerce, 1810 28 123 In the 25th Volume of the Society's Transactions, page 51, will be found a Communication from Mr. Alexander Duff, describing a very material Improvement made by him in the Draw-Boy, a Machine for Weaving Figured Silk Goods.

1831 G. R. Porter Treat. Silk Manuf. 239 This machine..from its standing in the stead of a person who was distinguished by that name..is called a draw-boy.

1893 Bull. National Assoc. Wool Manufacturers 23 (glossary) 332 The real boy was afterward supplanted by a mechanical drawboy, which was in turn supplanted by the Jacquard Loom.

2005 G. De la Bédoyère First Computers ii. 16 Machines that produced fabric used a device called a drawboy.

†2. slang. A quality item displayed for sale in a shop window at a low price, designed to attract customers to purchase inferior or more expensive items inside. Obsolete.

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society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [noun] > article as sales lure

catchpenny1705

draw-boy1864

leader1888

call bird1901

loss leader1922

1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 125 Draw-boy, a cunning device used by puffing tradesmen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	draw-boy
释义	draw-boyn. Brit. /ˈdrɔːbɔɪ/, U.S. /ˈdrɔˌbɔɪ/, /ˈdrɑˌbɔɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: draw- comb. form, boy n.¹ Etymology: < draw- comb. form + boy n.¹With sense 2 compare slightly earlier drawing card n. 1. Weaving. Now chiefly historical. a. A boy employed as a weaver's assistant to pull the strings of a draw-loom (draw-loom n.). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > weaving > method of > figure weaving > boy who pulls cords of harness in draught-boy1687 draw-boy1699 1699 A. N. England's Advocate 14 The Winders, Warpers, Quillers, Draw-Boys, had good subsistance by their Attendance on Weavers. 1731 C. Mortimer in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 37 105 Mr. Le Blon's new Way of weaving Tapestry in the Loom with a Draw-boy. 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 339 The occupation of draw-boys and girls to harness-loom weavers..is by far the lowest and least sought after of any connected with the manufacture of cotton. 1958 W. Willetts Chinese Art I. iv. 249 He—or more probably his drawboy, sitting at another part of the loom—had to pull the forty different bundles in correct sequence. 2004 J. Essinger Jacquard's Web (2007) ii. 11 In the early Chinese drawlooms the draw-boy stood on top of the loom but in French drawlooms he would stand on the floor by the weaver. b. A mechanism that pulls the strings of a draw-loom, replacing the work previously carried out by a draw-boy; (also) a type of loom incorporating this. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > weaving > method of > figure weaving > loom > parts of or attachments for tablea1400 simple1731 draw-boy1811 card1829 needle1829 witch1829 machine card1832 Jacquard apparatus1841 Jacquard1851 griff1860 dobby1878 lappet1894 witch top1897 trap-board1900 necking cord1910 1811 Trans. Soc. Encouragem. Arts, Manuf. & Commerce, 1810 28 123 In the 25th Volume of the Society's Transactions, page 51, will be found a Communication from Mr. Alexander Duff, describing a very material Improvement made by him in the Draw-Boy, a Machine for Weaving Figured Silk Goods. 1831 G. R. Porter Treat. Silk Manuf. 239 This machine..from its standing in the stead of a person who was distinguished by that name..is called a draw-boy. 1893 Bull. National Assoc. Wool Manufacturers 23 (glossary) 332 The real boy was afterward supplanted by a mechanical drawboy, which was in turn supplanted by the Jacquard Loom. 2005 G. De la Bédoyère First Computers ii. 16 Machines that produced fabric used a device called a drawboy. †2. slang. A quality item displayed for sale in a shop window at a low price, designed to attract customers to purchase inferior or more expensive items inside. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [noun] > article as sales lure catchpenny1705 draw-boy1864 leader1888 call bird1901 loss leader1922 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 125 Draw-boy, a cunning device used by puffing tradesmen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1699
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