| 单词 | samson pole |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSamson pole 4. North American (chiefly U.S., esp. New England). Forestry and in the logging industry. Any of various devices, typically consisting of a long pole with a hook or spike at one end, used as a lever or brace, esp. to direct the fall of a tree. More fully Samson pole. Cf. kilhig n. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > lumbering equipment > lumberer's hook pike-pole1765 picaroon1837 pickpole1837 fid-hook1851 driving-pike1877 swamp-hook1877 peavey1878 Samson1905 1905 Forest & Stream 8 Apr. 271/1 The log is then raised slightly, rolled up against the ‘Sampson’ by the jackscrew, and the barking completed. 1971 Christian Sci. Monitor 13 May Then comes into use the Samson pole... By rigging two lengths of poles, the men contrive a simple leverage, and they can push the tree the way they want it to go, and get their saw out. 2014 B. Lindstrom Villain or Victim? (e-book ed.) v. Often the bottom of the skid would get hung up on a snag and a ‘sampson’ or long stick would be necessary to loosen the skid. < as lemmas |
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