单词 | buffer-knot |
释义 | > as lemmasbuffer-knot buffer-knot n. an arrangement of two knots joining two parts of a fisherman's line in which the strain is taken by a piece of waxed silk which acts as a buffer. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > fishing-line > [noun] > knots for lines water knot1496 buffer-knot1885 1885 J. P. Traherne in H. C. Pennell et al. Fishing (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) I. i. 46 Although I can lay no claim to be the inventor of the ‘buffer knot’, I can honestly say that I had never seen or heard of it before. 1895 ‘J. Bickerdyke’ in ‘J. Bickerdyke’ et al. Sea Fishing (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 69 The buffer knot is another good one;..I learnt the way of tying it, shown in the illustration, from an Irish friend, who has greatly improved on the old original buffer. < as lemmas |
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