单词 | stove-in |
释义 | > as lemmasstove-in 1. Chiefly Nautical. That has been ‘stove in’. Also stove-in. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > shipwreck > [adjective] > stove in bouged1580 bulged1619 stove1850 stoven1851 the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [adjective] > broken or bashed in stoved1794 stove1850 stoven1892–3 1850 H. Melville White-jacket iv. 23 Eternally talking of line-tubs, Nantucket, sperm oil, stove boats, and Japan. 1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous iv. 98 They found..a gin-bottle, and a stove-in dory, but nothing more. 1899 F. T. Bullen Idylls of Sea xvi. 124 One of the most frequent experiences in this perilous trade [whale-fishing] is that of a ‘stove’ boat. 1979 ‘A. Hall’ Scorpion Signal xix. 223 A stove-in radiator with rusty water blowing out of it. < as lemmas |
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