单词 | frost cog |
释义 | > as lemmasfrost cog frost cog n. Farriery (now historical and rare) a stud or spike inserted into a horseshoe to provide traction in frosty weather; cf. frost-nail n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > shoeing of horses > [noun] > horseshoe > nail or stud frost-nail1339 horseshoe-nail1415 horse-nail1598 talon-nail1688 toenail1841 nail-stub1851 frost stud1864 frost cog1867 rougha1884 1867 Standard 16 Jan. 8/5 Frost Cogs.—Samuel Morris, Engineer and Ornamental Lathe Maker, supplies the Cogs and Tools for roughing horse shoes. 1917 Times 12 Apr. 13/5 Then came a frozen hill to go down: the major got down well as his horse had frost cogs on. 1987 Country Life 16 Apr. 140/1 Anti-skid studs for working horses, known as frost cogs. These are now obsolete—though there are still 400,000 in stock, if anyone is interested. < as lemmas |
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