单词 | drawhook |
释义 | > as lemmasdrawhook drawhook n. Brit. /ˈdrɔːhʊk/ , U.S. /ˈdrɔˌhʊk/ , /ˈdrɑˌhʊk/ a hook used for pulling something; spec. one used as part of a coupling mechanism at the end of a railway carriage or other vehicle.ΚΠ 1627 Accts. St. John's Hosp., Canterbury (Canterbury Cathedral Archives: CCA-U13/5) For mending on of the drawe hoockes. 1788 W. J. MacNeven tr. A. F. von Geissau Ess. Constr. & Use Mine-auger 42 Fig. 5. is the draw-hook for pulling out the borer. 1849 Mech. Mag. 27 Jan. 84 The object of the inventor has been to supersede the necessity of spring draw-hooks and buffers by a more effective, durable, and cheaper mode of connection. 1994 L. Hall Insight into Steam 20/1 The substantial nature of this beam contains sufficient strength to allow for the fitting of the drawhook and buffers, enabling..rolling-stock to be coupled-up. < as lemmas |
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