| 单词 | potato graip |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspotato graip potato graip n. British and U.S. regional a potato fork (see graip n. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > harvesting equipment > [noun] > tools for lifting root crop potato digger1795 picker1805 potato graip1844 potato hook1856 potato lifter1858 spinner1923 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 1125 There are two modes of lifting potatoes, namely, with the plough, and with the potato-graip. 1866 Gardeners' Chron. 21 Apr. 373/2 It is a pleasure to see an Irishman working con amore with a spade or hoe, but above all with a Potato graip. 1906 Trans. Highland & Agric. Soc. Scotl. 18 iv. 59 In the early potato-growing districts,..the potato graip or fork is the only implement in general use. 1960 Agric. Mechanization (Econ. Comm. for Europe, United Nations) 13 28 A man uses a special potato graip to put the potatoes in the hopper. 2000 H. Holmes As Good as Holiday v. 38 The most widespread [hand tool]..was the fork, ‘potato graip’ or ‘tattie graip’, a short shafted graip, with three or four prongs, flattened to prevent the potatoes from being damaged. < as lemmas |
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