| 单词 | mickle wheel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmickle wheel mickle wheel n. now historical a simple form of spinning wheel having a large, hand-turned wheel. ΚΠ 1702 Session Bk. Glasserton MS 20 Sept. in Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) Margret Milmyn..confest her spinning a while upon the mikle wheel. 1762 R. Forbes Jrnl. in J. G. Fyfe Sc. Diaries & Mem. (1942) 13 We found a Woman..Spinning at the Mickle Wheel, and another Woman carding the Wool for her. 1821 J. Galt Ann. Parish xii. 119 Both little wheel and meickle wheel. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. iii. 74 She..talked something of matrimony, and the mysteries of the muckle wheel. 1929 J. M. McPherson Primitive Beliefs 28 Dr. Gregor describes a simpler method of kindling the fire... The ‘muckle wheel’ was set in motion. Soon there was a spark. < as lemmas |
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