单词 | lily-iron |
释义 | > as lemmaslily-iron lily-iron n. a harpoon having a detachable head used in killing sword-fish. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > spear > [noun] pricka1350 garfanglec1440 wawsper1472 spear1551 waster1580 fizgig1589 visgee1593 fish-spear1611 glaive1640 fish-giga1642 gaff1656 gig1705 lance1728 sticker1772 graina1818 picaroon1837 pickpole1837 fishing-spear1840 lily-iron1852 gambeering iron1883 mackerel gaff1883 1852 M. H. Perley Rep. Fisheries New Brunswick (ed. 2) 187 They [sword-fish] are captured by means of an instrument called a ‘lily-iron’, from the form of its shaft, or wings, which resemble the leaves of a lily. 1883 Great Internat. Fisheries Exhib. Catal. 195 Sword-fish lily-irons and lances and harpoons. < as lemmas |
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