单词 | tie-tie |
释义 | > as lemmastie-tie tie-tie n. Brit. /ˈtʌɪtʌɪ/ , U.S. /ˈtaɪˌtaɪ/ one of several cords fastened to a hammock and serving to tie it up in a roll ( Cent. Dict. 1891); a Pidgin English name for any string.ΘΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > [noun] > rope, string, cord, etc. stringa900 linea1000 lacec1230 cordc1305 whipcord?a1500 thumb-rope1601 thumb-band1639 chord1645 spun-yarn1685 hairline1731 tie-tie1774 rope1841 wire rope2001 1774 E. Long Hist. Jamaica II. iii. iii. 427 The Negroes seem very fond of reduplications, to express a greater or less quantity of any thing; as..tie-tie, lilly-lilly, fum-fum. 1827 Hamel, Obeah Man II. 257 Stretching what they called a tie-tie of tent-ropes, hempen cordage, mahoe bark, and bush ropes, all spliced together, to form..a guide for those who could be induced to cross the bridge. 1883 C. A. Moloney W. Afr. Fisheries 17 The..occupants..standing erect, or perched on seats—cross sticks, secured by tie-tie on gunwale of canoe. 1931 Discovery May 153/1 The whole of the frame-work [of a Nigerian house] is secured with what is known in pidgin English as tie-tie which is fibre from certain plants. 1958 C. Achebe Things fall Apart vii. 47 There were little holes..in the upper levels of the wall, and through these Okonkwo passed the rope, or tie-tie, to the boys and they passed it round the wooden stays and then back to him; and in this way the cover was strengthened on the wall. < as lemmas |
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