| 单词 | forcing-pen |
| 释义 | > as lemmasforcing-pen forcing-pen n. Australian and New Zealand a pen into which sheep are forced or driven in order to guide them to a certain point, as in a drafting yard; a crush-pen. ΚΠ 1923 W. Perry et al. Sheep Farming in N.Z. iii. 16 [The sheep yards] should consist of receiving yards at each end, forcing pen, and drafting race. 1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. July 5/2 If the forcing pens and..check pens run up a slight incline, it is quite satisfactory to have the rest of the yards on level ground. 1965 J. S. Gunn Terminol. Shearing Industry i. 28 Forcing pen, a narrow area through which sheep are forced on their way to the sheep shower. < as lemmas |
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