| 单词 | self lancewood |
| 释义 | > as lemmasself lancewood self lancewood adj. and n. Archery now rare = self-lance adj. and n. ΚΠ 1835 Morning Post 30 Mar. 1/4 (advt.) Self lance wood bows, 12s. each. 1886 Boy's Own Paper 3 July 2/1 The bows sold in the toy-shops are ‘self’ lancewood. 1906 Recreation Aug. 117/1 The best all-round bow is a self-lancewood or lemonwood made of perfectly seasoned material. 1914 Forest & Stream 14 Feb. 215/1 Washaba backed with hickory, self lancewood and self lemonwood are the best bow woods for the purposes of scouting. 1933 R. P. Elmer Archery (rev. ed.) x. 278 Self lancewood bows were priced at $1.50 to $7 and the highest priced fancy wood with hickory backing was $12.50. 2008 H. D. H. Soar Romance of Archery iv. 127 A nicely made bow by this maker is..a ladies' weapon of self-lancewood, 60 1/2 inches in overall length, 33 pounds in draw weight, and with a light red velour handle binding. < as lemmas |
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