| 单词 | swinging bail |
| 释义 | > as lemmasswinging bail 4. A bar or pole to separate horses standing in an open stable; a swinging bail is hung at one end from the manger, and at the other from the ceiling. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > stabling > stable > barrier in stable trevis1501 bail1844 1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 351 When the horse is deposited in the hold..it is the duty of the ship's carpenter to fix the bails which are to secure him. 1851 Orders & Regulations Royal Engineers (rev. ed.) xix. 96 Battery Stables..70 Bail Stalls..9 ft. by 5½ ft. 1859 J. H. Walsh Man. Brit. Rural Sports 583 With bales horses can be stowed much more thickly than with travises. 1871 J. H. Walsh Horse (ed. 11) xiii. 170 A Gangway-Bail is..a strong piece of oak which is dropped into a mortice in the stall-post at one end, and into another made in the wall opposite. < as lemmas |
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