单词 | grasshopper-spring |
释义 | > as lemmasgrasshopper-spring grasshopper-spring n. now historical and rare (in a carriage or cart) a spring consisting of a set of flexible curved plates mounted below a rigid horizontal bar with curved ends, the ends of each being connected by shackles. ΚΠ 1794 W. Felton Treat. Carriages I. 89 Named according to their shape..the S, the C, the..grasshopper spring. 1822 Monthly Mag. Oct. Modern coaches, constructed of one piece, and resting on what are called grasshopper springs. 1966 M. H. Wiggin Hist. Barrington, N.H. 66 The body was over the hind axle, where it hung on grasshopper springs. < as lemmas |
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