单词 | tan-pot |
释义 | > as lemmastan-pot tan-pot n. (see quot. 1978). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > net > [noun] > pot for tanning nets tan-pot1946 1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) vii. 96 They could mend nets, boil tan-pots, play football. 1978 Regional Lang. Stud.-Newfoundland viii. 18 A tan-pot or barking kettle is a large cauldron used for ‘barking’ a fisherman's nets with tan to prevent them from rotting in the salt water. < as lemmas |
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