| 单词 | hiplock wool |
| 释义 | > as lemmashiplock wool In plural. Wool from the hips of the sheep, typically viewed as coarse and of poor quality. Also attributive (in singular) in hiplock wool. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > from sheep > from specific part of sheep hip locks1681 neck wool1726 breeching1799 bottom wool1848 belly-wool1851 say-cast1877 cow-tail1884 1681 in W. R. Scott Rec. Sc. Cloth Manufactory New Mills (1905) Introd. p. lxxxvi The 4th sort [of wool] being the hiplocks of the fleece. 1790 A. Macmillan Treat. Pasturage ii. iii. 146 Before scouring, it is proper to take off the hip-locks, being the..tarriest. 1822 A. Cunningham Trad. Tales II. 108 I would not give the fairies a pound of hiplock wool for their chance of him. 1890 Amer. Economist 24 Oct. 263/1 Fully one-tenth.., being the ‘hip locks’ and ‘breech’ wool, would be ‘strictly carpet wool’ not suitable for ordinary good clothing purposes. 1955 Farmer & Settler (Sydney) 23 Sept. 9/3 Samples were taken of hip locks and dirt penetration was measured. With unprotected sheep this averaged 97.5 per cent. < as lemmas |
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