| 单词 | sprig mark |
| 释义 | > as lemmassprig mark C1. attributive and objective, as sprig-box, sprig mark, sprig maker, sprig punch, etc.Recorded earliest in sprig nail n. ΚΠ 1377 in H. C. M. Lambert Hist. Banstead in Surrey (1912) 354 (MED) Eidem Johanni pro mmm clavis ferreis vocatis sprygnaylles, ab eo emptis pro operibus predictis, pretium mille x d. 1797 J. Robinson Directory of Sheffield 63 Dickinson, Enoch, sprig maker. 1885 Handicraft for Handy People ii.7 Ordinary hammer,..2s.; sprig hammer, 9d. 1896 ‘J. Ackworth’ Clog Shop Chron. 34 As he bent over his work a great tear splashed down into the sprig-box before him. 1905 J. Wright Home Mechanic vii. 117 A sprig-punch and hammer should be used for driving its head a little further, until it is well below the surface of the wood. 1972 Guardian 11 Nov. 21/5 You look at Sid [Going] when we're changing, he's got sprig (stud) marks all over him. 2003 Advertiser (Nexis) 27 June 62 Ruck bag. Sprig box. Spare socks. Valuables bags for the players. On-field passes for officials. < as lemmas |
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