单词 | rockstick |
释义 | > as lemmasrockstick rockstick n. chiefly English regional (now historical) = sense 1. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [noun] > spinning > distaff distaffc1000 rocka1325 spin-rock1484 rockstick1821 rockstaffa1825 1821 L. Morrissy Cruel & Dangerous Inquisitorial Syst. 220 They took the rock-sticks of their spinning wheels and concealed them in the chimney of the room they worked in. 1897 R. M. Gilchrist Peakland Faggot 82 Wi' pretty braan curls, like rock-sticks. 1906 Rutland Mag. 2 177 The competitors..span for an hour and as soon as their ‘rocksticks’ were cleared,..would decorate them with ribbons and flowers. < as lemmas |
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