单词 | screwbound |
释义 | screwboundadj.ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > excretory disorders > [adjective] > constipated fastOE costivea1400 hardbound?a1425 embowelled1486 encumber1486 bound1530 constipate1542 constipated1547 styptic1582 costic1595 belly-bound1607 restringenta1661 unmoved1810 confined1822 screwbound1837 impacted1844 1837 Sheffield Independent 14 Jan. For whom are you preparing that jalap..purge?..It is chiefly for the screw-bound bowels of my patient, the Church. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > [adjective] > with screw screwed1628 screwbound1892 1892 G. B. Shaw in Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Feb. 2/3 In order that they might secure the door on the outside and so retain my audience screwbound to the last syllable of the vote of thanks. 3. Of a hinge or hinged item: unable to move to its full extent because its screws are not properly countersunk. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [adjective] > type of hinge screwbound1903 1903 P. N. Hasluck Handyman's Bk. 307/2 The screws may not fit into the countersunk holes, but project, causing the work to be screw-bound. 1966 A. W. Lewis Gloss. Woodworking Terms 85 Hinge is screwbound when the heads of the screws are not sunk correctly into their countersinking. 1994 Canad. Workshop Aug. 48/2 Make sure the screw holes are countersunk so the screw heads rest below the surface of the leaf—otherwise, the door or lid will be ‘screw bound’..and won't close fully. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1837 |
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