单词 | piercel |
释义 | pierceln. Scottish (Orkney and Shetland). Now rare. A small tool for boring holes; = piercer n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > piercing or boring tools > [noun] piercer1421 pritchel?a1500 piercel1747 pritch1795 1747 in Proc. Orkney Antiquarian Soc. (1934) 12 53 A Piercall or borrer and a hand Saw. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. II. 211/2 Piercel, a gimlet. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Piercel, Piercer, a kind of awl or gimlet for giving vent to casks of liquor. 1914 J. S. Angus Gloss. Shetland Dial. Pershall, a small boring tool, such as a gimlet or brad-awl. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1747 |
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