| 单词 | self-lance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasself-lance self-lance adj. and n. Archery now rare (a) adj. designating a self bow made of lancewood; (b) n. a self-lance bow; unbacked lancewood as material for a bow. ΚΠ 1857 Times 1 May 1/4 (advt.) Ladies' self-lance and two-piece bows. 1865 Archer's Reg. 192 (advt.) Gentlemen's..Best Self Lance Bows. 1879 Harper's Bazar 6 Sept. 570/1 Bows are very uncertain in quality, but the high-priced self-lance is best for general use. 1887 H. A. Ford Archery (ed. 2) ii. 20 Self-lance bows may be procured for as little as twelve shillings. 1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 40/2 [Archery] Self-yew is the dearest bow made, self-lance the cheapest. 1936 Archery News 15 May 11/1 My best bow was a very old Self-lance of 28 lbs., sweet as the sweetest of honey...Next best, a cheap 36 lbs. Lemon wood. A magnificent Self-yew made by Mr. Flinton of Scarborough (40 lbs.) is out of hand at short range. 1958 Brit. Archer Oct. 115/2 He shot on his thirteenth birthday using a lady's self-lance bow at 27lbs. draw-weight. < as lemmas |
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