dumb craftn.

Etymology: see dumb adj. 8, craft n. 13.

(a) In some places = dumb barge n. (b) More particularly, A heavy boat, hulk, or ‘hopper’ without sail or propelling power, used for weighing up and raising sunken ships, or heavy matter from the sea-bottom or river-bed. (So in regular use on the Tyne.) (c) ‘An instrument somewhat similar to the screw-jack, having wheels and pinions which protrude a ram, the point of which communicates the power.’ (Ogilvie.) ? Scottish.

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1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Dumb-craft, lighters, lamps, or punts, not having sails. Also, a name for the screws used for lifting a ship on a slip.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	dumb craft
释义	dumb craftn. Etymology: see dumb adj. 8, craft n. 13. (a) In some places = dumb barge n. (b) More particularly, A heavy boat, hulk, or ‘hopper’ without sail or propelling power, used for weighing up and raising sunken ships, or heavy matter from the sea-bottom or river-bed. (So in regular use on the Tyne.) (c) ‘An instrument somewhat similar to the screw-jack, having wheels and pinions which protrude a ram, the point of which communicates the power.’ (Ogilvie.) ? Scottish. ΚΠ 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Dumb-craft, lighters, lamps, or punts, not having sails. Also, a name for the screws used for lifting a ship on a slip. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1867
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