| 单词 | tail-pole |
| 释义 | > as lemmastail-pole tail-pole n. a wooden lever or turning beam by means of which a post- or windmill is turned to the wind. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > mills > [noun] > windmill > other parts of windmill rown-wheel1688 stair-tree1688 tail1712 roundhouse1772 wind-wheel1867 windmill-cap1875 tail-box1895 quant1924 tail-pole1945 1945 Archit. Rev. 98 71 This ‘winding’ of the mill was first accomplished by pushing the whole body of a post mill round by means of the ‘tail pole’, which projected downwards through the ladder. 1968 J. Arnold Shell Bk. Country Crafts 170 The problem of keeping the sweeps or sails into the wind was originally met by manual labour at the ‘tail-pole’, or turning beam. < as lemmas |
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