单词 | picket rope |
释义 | > as lemmaspicket rope picket rope n. ΚΠ 1745 Mil. Dict. in Introd. Art Fortification sig. h3v At two Yards Distance from the Doors of their Tents, is a Rope called the Piquet Rope, stretched upon pointed Stakes, to which their Horses are tied. 1834 in New Mexico Hist. Rev. (1927) 3 298 The Acting Asst. Qr Master will have prepared a suitable number of wooden posts for the support of the Picket rope. 1961 C. Farrell Trail of Tattered Star xvi. 171 Mike ran down the line, slashing picket ropes with the bayonet. 2002 Denver Post (Nexis) 14 Apr. e2 Russell once helped Peggy round up cows, then gave her a pair of picket ropes to make her life a little easier. < as lemmas |
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