单词 | ash-hopper |
释义 | > as lemmasash-hopper ash-hopper n. U.S. a lye cask, resembling a hopper in a mill. ΚΠ 1809 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 6 ii. 240 ‘Cubic salts’..thrown upon the ash-hoppers..are supposed to assist in precipitating the lime. 1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase 51 Most time, man, you'll have to work your own ash-hopper. 1885 ‘C. E. Craddock’ Prophet Great Smoky Mountains i. 18 Some fifteen or twenty hounds that suddenly materialized from the ash-hopper. < as lemmas |
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