单词 | heel iron |
释义 | > as lemmasheel iron heel iron n. (a) Agriculture a metal plate on the undersurface or ‘heel’ of a plough; (b) a protective metal plate attached to the heel of a boot or shoe; = heel plate n. 2 (now historical). ΚΠ 1783 Lett. & Papers Agric. (Bath & West of Eng. Soc.) II. 357 I the side iron. K the heel iron. L the ground raise. These three are often made of cast-iron. 1843 W. H. Humphreys Rep. Supreme Court Tennessee 3 301 Snodgrass then, upon inspection of his shoes, found that they had heel-irons on. 1868 U.S. Patent 77,855 12 May 2 A new and useful Improvement in Ploughs... Figure 1 is a side elevation, showing the heel-iron turned up, as when not in use. 1948 Middlesboro (Kentucky) Daily News 1 Sept. 5 (advt.) Growing Boys' School Shoes, Panco sole, heel irons. All sizes. 2000 J. W. Patterson Tree Accurst iv. 87 Collis finds bones, greasy ashes, a heel iron from Charles's moccasins. 2014 Smallholder (Nexis) 31 Dec. The heel iron on the rear landside supports some of the weight at the back of the plough. < as lemmas |
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