| 单词 | sheep's foot |
| 释义 | > as lemmassheep's foot sheep's foot n. (a) the foot of a sheep; †(b) a kind of claw-hammer; (c) sheep's foot roller, a kind of tamping roller consisting of a steel drum studded with projecting feet. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > driving or beating tools > [noun] > hammer > claw-hammer clove-hammer1480 claw hammer1622 sheep's foot1683 society > occupation and work > equipment > driving or beating tools > [noun] > rammers stamper1484 wilkin1495 rammer1497 monkey1750 Hercules1794 punner1844 ram1875 boser1930 sheep's foot roller1934 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 71 The Sheeps-Foot is..of Iron, with a Hammer-head at one end, to drive the Ball-Nails into the Ball Stocks, and a Claw at the other end, to draw the Ball-Nails out. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Sheep's-foot Trimmer, a pair of shears or cutting-pinchers to trim the excessive growth of the hoof. 1888 W. T. Brannt Pract. Treat. Animal & Veg. Fats & Oils 266 Sheep's-foot oil is obtained..from the feet of sheep. It resembles neat's-foot oil. 1934 J. H. Bateman Highway Engin. (ed. 2) xiii. 224 Various types of tamping rollers have been developed..and include sheep's-foot and sectional rollers. 1973 G. E. Bertram in Hirschfeld & Poulos Embankment-Dam Engin. 1/1 The recent development of heavy vibratory rollers capable of compacting rockfill has produced the most significant change in placement procedures in the construction of earth and rockfill dams since the introduction of the sheepsfoot roller for the compaction of earthen core materials. < as lemmas |
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