| 单词 | bone-boiling |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbone-boiling a. Forming nouns of action, as bone-boiling, bone-grinding, bone-working, etc.See also bone-setting n., bone-throwing n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > action of boiling > [noun] > boiling of bones bone-boiling1841 1830 Standard (London) 24 July He therefore hoped that his clients would be able to carry on their trade of bone-grinding without interruption. 1841 T. De Quincey Homer & Homeridae in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 706/1 There were many establishments for bone-boiling..in the most crowded districts of London. c1865 H. Letheby in J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 96/2 Refuse grease from glue-making and bone-boiling. 1898 T. Wilson Prehistoric Art in Rep. U.S. National Museum 1896 354 The flint chipping and bone polishing..at last ended in the art objects presented in the first chapters. 1966 P. Fairclough in C. Dickens Oliver Twist (1985) App. 485 Despite the strong aversion expressed in the Report against repulsive types of labour, the bone-grinding and oakum-picking remained features of the operation of the Act. 1984 Jrnl. Field Archaeol. 11 397/1 To investigate the impact bone-working may have had on other faunal assemblages at the same site. 2014 Press Atlantic City (Nexis) 26 Jan. The restrictions banned everything from red doors—signifying a house of ill repute—to bone boiling. < as lemmas |
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