单词 | reamer |
释义 | reamern. 1. A tool for enlarging or finishing a drilled hole. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > piercing or boring tools > [noun] > tools for enlarging holes broach1753 reamer1765 rimer?1815 rimmer1825 rinder1829 machine reamer1905 1765 R. Jones New Treat. Artific. Fireworks iii. 98 The guide for the reammer,..set by the screw at the bottom. 1825 J. Jennings Observ. Dial. W. Eng. 63 Reamer, an instrument used to make a hole larger. 1865 G. W. Gesner A. Gesner's Pract. Treat. Coal (ed. 2) ii. 28 The Reamer is used to enlarge the hole made by the Bit. 1883 W. J. E. Crane Smithy & Forge 167 This ‘half round’ reamer is justly a favourite with experienced workmen. 1920 Engin. & Mining Jrnl. 7 Feb. 405/2 The reamer can be used in connection with the roller bit, or separately to enlarge a hole already made. 1967 O. Almeida Metalworking xii. 193 Whichever reamer is used care must be taken not to turn them backwards but keep them rotating in the cutting direction both in entering and withdrawing. 1993 Caves & Caving Winter 32/3 Expand the hole in the centre of the fan with a file or taper reamer. 2. U.S. A worker employed in reaming (reaming n. 1). rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker performing process or spec. task > [noun] > workers performing other tasks or processes river?c1475 melter1511 sinker1526 folder up1552 wiper1552 scourer1574 heaver1587 stoverc1600 rasper1611 ripper1611 roller1616 smearer1632 waterleadera1650 scooper1668 smiter1670 puncher1681 staker1688 crusher1794 hardener1796 reamer1822 piledriver1826 catcher1832 waterproofer1837 middler1847 culler1850 hanger-on1858 pitcher1865 bumper1871 fine liner1871 bricksetter1883 waxer1890 bottle-oh1898 edger1909 bottle-o-er1915 caster1921 recycler1970 linesperson1973 1822 Senate Jrnl. (U.S.) 8 May 172 The amount paid for labor,..blacksmiths, armorers, reemers,..and other laborers. 1921 R. W. Neal Editorials & Editorial Writing iv. 45/2 The demand for reamers, riveters, and able-bodied laborers for shipyard work was very active during the earlier part of the month. 1987 D. K. Goodwin Fitzgeralds & Kennedys xvi. 283 If..a reamer could enlarge more holes a day than the company's average, the extra work would be reflected in an extra payment in his weekly pay envelope. 3. Cookery (originally North American). A utensil or appliance for extracting juice from citrus fruit, typically having a conical, ridged projection against which the cut side of a halved fruit is pressed and twisted. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > [noun] > tools for preparing fruit or nuts nutcracker1481 nut-crack1570 nutcrackers1600 crackera1640 crack-nut1656 orange-strainer1688 apple scoop1696 orange-peel cutter1757 apple corer1778 lemon-squeezer1781 corer1789 orange squeezer1815 seeder1865 sweat-box1870 reamer1894 stemmer1898 juicer1938 zester1963 1894 Chicago Tribune 22 Apr. 28 (advt.) Lemon reamers..5c. 1926–7 Montgomery Ward Catal. Fall & Winter 553/1 Large reamer for oranges and lemons. 1963 C. Adams 1001 Questions answered about Cooking i. 19 A reamer is really needed for cooking, as well as for making fresh fruit juice. 2000 S. Mackay Heligoland iv. 46 I'm on a mission to find a lemon reamer for an agoraphobic neighbour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). reamerv. transitive. To use a reamer on; to clear out with a reamer. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > work with tools or equipment [verb (transitive)] > tool for enlarging holes ream1825 rime1831 rimer1847 mandrel1890 reamer1912 1912 Proc. Royal Soc. A 86 231 The holes for the other two feet were reamered to size through a true jig plate. 1935 tr. H. Mignet Flying Flea (Air League Brit. Empire) xiii. 237 It may happen..that the platinum points..have seized up... Reamer this out, a very little, with a metal rod covered with a strip of emery cloth. 1988 Pract. Motorist Feb. 45/4 If there is, it's a case of reamering out the guides and fitting larger stemmed valves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1765v.1912 |
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