| 单词 | plank work |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplank work plank work n. (a) planking; †(b) a fortification or other structure made of planks (obsolete). ΚΠ 1668 Edinb. Test. LXXIII. f. 199, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (at cited word) Of timber and plank work in his yeard. 1745 Jrnl. Siege Louisburg in W. Shirley's Let. (1746) 24 The French..added to the Top of it a Plank-work picketted, to raise it to the same Height with the rest of the Wall. 1805 T. Lindley Narr. Voy. to Brasil 45 A long arched vault, with a plank work on one side. 1930 T. D. Kendrick Hist. Vikings Introd. 24 The abundance of iron tools and the plentiful supply of wood made plank-work easy and cheap. 1997 Washington Post (Nexis) 8 June e1 Manitowaning's dock was a beauty. Its plankwork surface bulged at the center, with room for a few deck chairs. < as lemmas |
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