单词 | standing ladder |
释义 | > as lemmasstanding ladder standing ladder n. a ladder that rests on its feet when used; cf. sense A. 9b. ΚΠ 1579 S. Novimola Despauterii Grammaticæ Institutionis Lib. VII (new ed.) iii. 96 Scalæ, standand ledderis. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. vii. 131 A kind of wooden Machine..formed like a standing Ladder. 1836 Spectator 17 Sept. 892/2 Could not a..hose be screwed on the mains, which being carried up a standing ladder, might pour the whole contents of the main upon a burning floor? 2005 Halifax (Nova Scotia) Daily News (Nexis) 13 May 2 We Irish are..a notoriously superstitious lot, ever mindful..of perilous adventures, like walking under a standing ladder. < as lemmas |
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