| 单词 | key-clog |
| 释义 | > as lemmaskey-clog key-clog n. a piece of wood tied to a key to prevent it from being easily lost.In later use only with reference to the work cited in quot. c1450. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > key > devices to prevent loss of keys key band1446 key-clogc1450 key chain1652 key ring1743 keyholder1837 c1450 (c1400) Sowdon of Babylon (1881) l. 1603 (MED) With the keye cloge..Such a stroke she hym ther raught, The brayne sterte oute of his hede. c1555 R. Smith Let. in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (1563) 1267/1 I haue sent you a keyclog for a token. 1632 T. E. Lawes Womens Rights 19 She is able..to have the key clog at her girdle. 1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ I. (at cited word) A key clog, tigillum clavi affixum. 1805 G. Ellis Specimens Early Eng. Romances II. 381 The active princess..seized the key-clog which hung from his shoulder. 1999 M. Kahf Western Representations of Muslim Woman ii. 35 The Sultan..forgives her for smashing the jailer's skull with a key-clog. < as lemmas |
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