单词 | fiddley |
释义 | fiddleyn. Nautical. The iron framework round the deck opening that leads to the stoke-hole of a steamer; usually covered by a grating of iron bars; the space below this. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > other parts of body of vessel > [noun] > opening in deck > opening for passage of fuel > framework of fiddley1881 1881 Standard 17 Nov. 2/3 The coverings of the fiddleys or openings to the stoke hole. 1885 J. Runciman Skippers & Shellbacks 1 A few men were crouching in the fiddley. 1893 Westm. Gaz. 1 Feb. 4/2 They have had to sleep amidst the ‘fiddlies’ around the engine boilers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1881 |
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