| 单词 | to harden home |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto harden home 8. transitive. Chiefly Nautical. To make firm and tight; esp. in to harden home. Somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > condition of being fast bound or firmly fixed > make fast [verb (transitive)] fastenOE firmc1374 comforta1382 to make (something) fasta1400 anchor1425 defix?a1475 harden?1523 steeve1554 lock1590 confixa1616 secure1615 succour1688 belay1751 sicker1824 snackle1887 ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxxixv For with the wynding of the edderynges thou dost lose thy stakes: and therfore they must nedes be driuen newe, and hardened agayne. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms Retenue, fastened, or hardened home in its place. 1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 205 Studding-sail tacks..will..want hardening out. 1920 E. W. Blocksidge Ships' Boats iv. 134 After the nails are driven, the rooves are placed over the point of the nail and hardened home against the planking. < as lemmas |
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