| 单词 | thimble-joint |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthimble-joint thimble-joint n. see quot. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > conducting of water, etc., by channels or pipes > plumbing and pipework > [noun] > specific joints spigot-joint1875 thimble-joint1877 welded joint1882 welted joint1888 1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Thimble-joint, a sleeve-joint, with an interior packing to keep the joints of pipes tight during expansion and contraction. thimble-joint a. Mechanics. A ring, tube, or similar part, e.g. a sleeve, bushing, ferrule, etc.; often in combination, as thimble-coupling, thimble-joint, etc.: see 9. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > mechanism > [noun] > part of > housing thimble1789 transfer case1923 1789 Trans. Soc. Arts 7 179 Thimbles made of wire, twisted in the slit of the harpoon. 1831 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal I. 184 Fitting into the holes bushes or thimbles to give them the greater strength. 1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Thimble... 3. (Machinery.) a. A sleeve or tube through which a bolt passes, and which may act as a stay. b. A ferrule to expand a tube; specifically, a ferrule for boiler-tubes. 4. A sleeve around a stove-pipe when it passes through a wall or ceiling. 1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 84 The charge is put in a small steel thimble. < as lemmas |
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