单词 | sweat-pit |
释义 | > as lemmassweat-pit sweat-pit n. †(a) the arm-pit exuding sweat (obsolete nonce-use); (b) in Tanning, a pit in which hides are sweated, a sweating-pit. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [noun] > one who or that which > specific filthOE fimea1475 devil's dunga1576 devil's dirt1578 sweat-pit1708 fetid gum1858 stink bomb1915 stinkweed1932 stink-pot1972 society > occupation and work > workplace > places for working with specific materials > place for working with skins or hides > [noun] > place where hides are sweated sweat-pit1852 1708 E. Ward London Terræ-filius No. 5. 27 The Effluvia that arises from her Sweat-Pits. 1852 C. Morfit Art of Tanning, Currying, & Leather-dressing (1853) 323 Eight stone sweat-pits, with pointed arches and flues. < as lemmas |
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