单词 | turn-buckle |
释义 | ˈturn-ˌbucklen. 1. A catch or fastening for window casements, shutters, etc., consisting of a thin flat bar pivoted so that it falls by its weight into a slit or groove. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > fastening for window casement or shutter turn-bout1703 turn-buckle1703 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 100 Smiths..ask'd me 6d. per Pound for Casements..with Turn~bouts (or Turn-buckles, as some call'd 'em) or Cock-spurs, and Pull-backs at the Hind-side to pull them to with. 1717 Inventory of Goods (MS.) One Glass Window, One Casemt with a Turnbuckle. 1859 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. (1862) 184 Turnbuckles, small..6. 2. A coupling with internal screw threads for connecting metal rods lengthwise or for regulating their length or tension; transf. a device for coupling electric wires ( Funk's Stand. Dict., 1895). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > other fastenings wire1426–7 drawbar1530 button1676 strap1753 dog bolt1810 quick-set1842 turn-buckle1877 bottle screw1903 ziplock1956 1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Turn-buckle,..(Nautical), a link used for setting up and tightening the iron rods employed as stays for the smoke-stack. 1895 Outing 26 44 Deadeyes and lanyards are fast giving way before the advance of the turnbuckle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1703 |
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